I purchased 3 stools and they arrived 1 week before expected. The first stool was difficult to assemble because I used their encrypted instructions. It took about an hour trying to hold this leg and screw in this piece. I thought there had to be a better way so I chucked the instructions. Turned the seat upside down on the floor and matched up the legs and screwed the bolts in by hand using the tool attached.  Placed all the cross bar pieces in and went around and screwed and tightend them with a screwdriver. The other 2 took approximately 20 minutes. Very sturdy and beautiful!! I will be purchasing more items  in the near future!!