Rock solid heavy rocking chair.  Comfortable! You get what you pay for.  I'll probably have this chair for at least 20 years.  It was a bit of a pain to put together.  I did it by myself though.  I would recommend a two person team to get this thing put together.  comes with a drill bit and hand tool.  Only a total of 16 screws to put it together.  Read through instructions and carefully plan each step out before starting.  I accidentally put two pieces in backwards and later had to correct them.