The stools are nice looking and sturdy once assembled, but for me, they lost a star because of the pathetically inadequate screws supplied to attach the stretchers to the legs. I suggest replacing them with 1 1/2" or 1 3/4" Kreg pocket hole screws which have coarser threads so they hold better, and are self-tapping, so they bite into.the (undrilled) legs more easily. I also suggest using a bar clamp to hold the legs against the stretchers so that driving in the screws does not force the leg and stretcher apart.