I ordered a solid african mahogany top desk and ad...

I ordered a solid african mahogany top desk and added the optional crossbar. The quality of the materials was excellent, desk is sturdy and stable, instructions were well done with good fastener organization. I think this desk will last a good long time.

The only place they fell short was on shipping protection. All of the boxes looked beat up on arrival and all but one of the lifting straps had broken off; the remaining one broke when I tried to lift it. Unfortunately the one damage that occurred in shipping was a significant dent right in the solid wood top that looked like someone took the edge of a hammer to it. I steamed it with an iron placed on a washcloth for about an hour and remarkably I was able to get 90% of the dent out.

Adding more sturdy lifting straps to the boxes would help greatly as I could see my burly delivery person was having trouble with the ungainly box sizes.