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Question: How are these assembled - - - i.e. with screws or what?  I want something VERY sturdy.
Document: These stools are made of solid wood and very sturdy when assembled. I appreciate the many comments regarding the assembly and I have a couple of tips of my own to add. Use wood glue on the pegs when assembling. It adds to the strength of the screws and may keep the stool from rocking should the screws become stripped. On a wood floor, add felt pads to the feet to keep from scratching the finish of your floor. Very pleased with this purchase.
These are fantastic... attractive, sturdy, comfortable. Assembly involves screwing in 8 H4 hex screws into predrilled holes and takes about 5 minutes... the result is a far sturdier chair as something with dowels and glue. As for the complaints about the tool... who the heck doesn't have a bit driver in the house? If it's that hard for you stick with ikea.
As with all good things, there must be something wrong. Nothing is perfect. My only complaint on this item is: They give you one hex key to put all the screws into 2 different stools. I wasn't done with the 2nd one, when the head of the hex key became stripped making it unusable. Now, I don't happen to have a set of hex keys, so I'm going to have to go buy one somewhere. In the meantime, the stool sits in a corner, collecting dust.
I wanted something small to use for additional seating when needed. Other than the fact that the tool that came with the stools is not actually the tool needed to put them together, these stools are great. Very sturdy.
Love these!!!! My husband had no trouble putting these together in less then 30 minutes (I got a total of 4). I just remodeled the kitchen and wanted something to go under the island - these were the perfect height and the are very comfortable!! Very nice color - matches my cabinets perfectly!! They are sturdy too.
These stools are beautiful and are made of REAL WOOD! Exactly what l I was looking for! Yes, getting them assembled takes a bit of time and sweat, but it's worth the effort. There are 8 long screws for each stool that must be tightened by hand with an allen wrench. Unfortunately, the wrench that came in the box got stripped before I could finish assembling the first stool. I walked to my neighborhood hardware store and bought another allen wrench for 50 cents. So no biggie.
These stools are just what I was looking for. Needed extra seating for ends of table but didn't want to take up as much room as additional chairs would. I would have preferred white, but for the money I decided brown would work - or I will paint them. Also would make a nice little end table in tight spaces. Feel very sturdy. Am I well over 200 lbs and I feel very comfortable and secure on them. Comfortable seat, even for a wider tushy.
These stools are as expected. They are sturdy,look great and are the perfect &#34;table&#34; height stools we were looking for. The assembly can be a problem because the wrench that comes with the stools are not reliable for the job. Luckily we have more reliable wrenches and easily assembled the stools. I will be ordering two more pairs.
Great little stool - well made and sturdy. That said, the pair I purchased (made in Malaysia) appeared to have been manufactured the morning after a national drinking holiday. The pre-bored holes didn't line up well, and - to my bafflement - 1 of the 4 cross braces for the legs was 1 1/2" shorter than the other three. Thankfully, I'm fairly mechanically adept and have assembled lots of different types of furniture.
The Allen wrench didnt work after three screws but I  just used my own. Stools are perfect height and sturdy!
Answer: These are extremely sturdy. They use heavy hardware similar to a 1/4" lage bolt, with an allen or hex key provided. Personally I used a drill that had a hex key adapter to make it go smoother and quicker. But without power tools assembly is about 30 minutes on the first stool, and after the learning curve about 20 on the second. Super sturdy