Very difficult to put together due to deficiencies.
It took a long time. I assume because it wasn't made yet. I would think closer to Christmas time there would be some anticipation of orders. Unless I misunderstood and this was shipped from some great distance? It certainly cost enough to ship. However, the manufacturer should have taken more time... There were no pre-drilled holes for the screws to put it together. When we tried to put the screws in, the wood began to split, so we had to stop and predrill holes. The dowels were to big or the predrilled hole slots for the dowels too small. We had to sand down the dowel ends to get them to fit. Otherwise, this is a great toy/learning device. I was torn between giving it a three or a four. Had we not a master carpenter around to help us fix it (grandpa) we probably would have destroyed it in assembly.
Rating: 3 stars