eHemcoHeavy-Duty Solid Wood Saddle Seat Kitchen Counter Barstools, 29 Inches, Gray, Set of 3

A little tricky putting the first stool together but easier with the next

These barstools were the perfect solution to my small space. I had three large metal and leather stools that swiveled and had high backs. Did NOT work! Every time I walked by I banged my elbow on them. This set is a great value, really sturdy, beautiful real wood, dark oak, and heavy duty. I'm grateful I did not have to try to put them together by myself, it did take my husband and myself about two hours to get them together. Glue and screws come with them, but we used our own heavy duty glue. I really only needed two at my bar so the third one gets used in the bathroom by my "shaver-height" vanity. Is perfect! I saw these saw stools at a local store and they were $45.00 each, so this is a real value.

Overall:These chairs are solidly built, with very thick, solid wood pieces. They fit together well and snugly. The "antique" black means that some of the edges are distressed and dark reddish in color. This isn't a very noticeable feature, though, and looking at it from across the room, they look straight up black. I'm a 200+ lbs man and I have no concerns about these stools handling my weight.Assembly:First, make sure you have a rubber mallet on hand, as you'll need to pounding the pieces together, as they are a tight fit and most folks won't be able to push the pieces together. The screws provided are fine, but some of the pilot holes were pre-drilled too large, so the thin screws (look like longer drywall screws) can't grab the wood. I bought some slightly thicker steel screws of the same length and those worked better. (Don't get screws that are too thick, though, or you can crack the wood. I appreciated that each chair kit included its own wood glue. It took me about half an hour apiece to assemble these. The result is a very solid stool, though 2 of 3 had a slight wobble to them (legs not perfectly cut). I'm hoping I can adjust that with some pads on the bottom.Overall, great value for the price and solidly designed outside of the screws and slight un-evenness of the legs. These are easily 25% of the cost of others I've seen and I can't imagine the more expensive ones are substantially different. I recommend them.

Everything came in the box. Easy (for my husband) to assemble. He did use glue where the cross pieces attach to the legs. They have been sturdy enough for adults and for wiggly boys who have to climb up there. Comfortable enough, for wooded stools, They are narrow enough that they scoot up under the bar and do not stick out, to allow for walking room. I like the brown color and the wood.

I bought this set in black and walnut. In walnut they are beautiful and the fit and finish is top notch. The craftsmanship is obviously very high. Unfortunately I also ordered this "same" set in black. The black set is not from the same factory, the same country of origin and most certainly not of the same quality. The black stools will not stand without being fully screwed together. The mortise and tenon joints are so miss matched that I had to go out to buy larger screws and use Gorilla glue to try to fix what they did in the factory. At this point the only use I see coming out of these black stools is that they may burn well in the fire this winter. The legs are all of different length, the black scratches very easily and the joints are so poorly created that these stools really are useless. By contrast, the walnut very is fantastic in every way. See my review of them for details, but if I could do it again I would get two sets in walnut - highly recommended. The black version is total crap.

Bought the set of 3 stools for the apartment breakfast bar. They showed up exactly as described. All the individual pieces are labelled clearly so you know which legs go where once you read the directions (though these aren't very complicated structures anyways, so who needs directions?) The set comes with all the equipment minus a screw driver, which any self respecting person owns. Easy to assemble if you have a functioning brain. Some of the legs were tougher to squeeze together due to slightly wider end nobs, but nothing a little elbow grease didn't solve. Once the screws are in place these stools are nice and solid, with very little squeaking/movement at this point. We would happily recommend this set to anyone looking for stools of this height.

They were easy to assemble and they are sturdy. They served our purpose for them....they glide smoothly on the vinyl plank flooring. So far, (we’ve had them bout month and a half) they hold up very well. They were a good price for all 3. We like them. We did have to have one keg re-sent to us due to a defect where it connected to the seat but the company was right on it and we got it quickly...it means a lot when manufacturers stand behind their products and have good customer service.

Wonderful sturdy wood, great color, but anytime I have had to construct a chair that comes in pieces in a box, the screws eventually work themselves loose, the glue doesn't hold and they become a stability issue within a few months. Wish they could sell them assembled.