I have the seat is not installed, but sent back, therefore no statement about quality. I can only say that I had imagined the seat otherwise: He is completely just, just wood and reminded me of the toilet seats, which I knew from my grandparents. Modern seats are just round shaped or crowned running - which indeed in plastic could be easy. The outer edge of the wooden board seems too edgy. But the tastes are just different. Reversal on Amazon without problems had not yet unpacked him.