the wood used on the underside and where you attach the leg was cracked...reason:  very soft wood, we had to use wood glue to repair the crack to ensure that the screw would hold, appears they cut corners but why in such a critical spot,,,there is also a chip on the finished wood on the lower shelf, I am going to touch it up and hopefully it will do the trick...these two issues are not worth the trouble of returning and I hope our glue/duct tape repair takes ... altho not that hard to assemble, it wasn't easy either...the co. needs to rethink the soft wood issue, that is the main reason for the two stars, on the + side, it is a beautiful table, substantial in weight