The desk is great. I (as a woman) have alone built it, my husband had to tighten a few screws, but that's it. Our son got it for enrollment, he sits super mind. Only the two bars below, intended to prevent the inclination of the writing surface slipping, our son very enticing to play / distract him ... but then the bars are just rausgemacht. He knew also within a few minutes, how everything works. All in all: great desk for first-graders.