Kthe quality of the wood and the finish is fine. There's no notably rough edges or surfaces. The main problem comes in with the bolts. First off, be very cautious when assembling this. There's a singular bar, the same length and dimensions as all the other bars, that in fact has a metal insert in the ends that has a smaller thread diameter and is designed for the bolts with handles at the end in order to fold the ladder up. Unfortunately if you make a mistake and try to put the wrong bolt in there you can permanently damage the threads, or even move the metal insert deeper into the rod and make it impossible to even assemble properly. The other thing that bothers me is that the bolts with the handles are actually quite hard to turn properly, and just don't feel all that secure when attached. Whether this is due to the rather thin bolts or just the extra space around the bolts is unclear to me.Overall it's not a bad set, but be extra cautious when assembling it. Unfortunately it is a bit pricy for what you get, but if you only have space for the ladder portion of the usual pickler sets, this isn't bad deal. Just not a great deal.