Ameriwood Home Carver Coffee Table

The table is pretty, very sturdy, and the perfect size for what I needed. If it came assembled, or assembled a little easier, I would’ve given it 5 stars. The ugly part was putting it together. I have assembled my fair share of furniture in my lifetime, and I have never wanted to smash something with a hammer so bad in my life. The instructions were easy to read and the parts were labeled well. But there are a LOT of pieces, and a LOT of fasteners. The holes were not the right size for the wood dowels, or some of the cam locks. They would fit on one side but not another. I finally gave up on the last couple of dowels after I snapped one in half. I figured it couldn’t be doing too much for holding it together if I could snap it off just by trying to line it up with another piece. I had to beat some of the cam locks into submission to get them to fit properly. Perhaps I got lucky, but it didn’t split or crack, even with smacking the cam locks and dowels with a hammer. This thing ended up taking the better part of 3 hours to put together, although I did put it together solo. I do like it now that it is all together. It looks nice, it feels sturdy even with the couple of missing dowels, but I don’t love it, mostly because I am still bitter about the assembly.