I bought four of these, to use outdoors for bonsai supplies.Every single one packed in its own box, with styrofoam and cardboard was "off".
What I mean by that is that the products look hand made. They are assembled perfectly well, but none of them were squared up. They were all slightly trapezoidal, and each to a differing degree. No two angles were the same on any of the boxes.
The slats feel very flimsy, and will most likely not take much weight, so you probably should not use these to carry anything weighty.
The major detractor for me, not shown in the photograph is that at the bottom of one of the long sides, in the middle of one of the support rails, there is a bright aluminum badge nailed to the tray with a vendor logo and branding. It looks horribly out of place, but removal would leave nail holes at best, and might damage the teak finish if glue has been used also. A needless shame, and not something that a sensible person would do to a beautiful wood item.
The finish quality is otherwise very good, well oiled, and uniformly coated. Mine are in afternoon sun every day in texas, so I hope to see how they last, or if they will weather silver over time.
I don't regret the purchase, They are what they say, but the execution leaves plenty of room for improvement.
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