Customer Reviews

American Woods 1367 Cedar Swing with A-Frame

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This swing was a belated Mother's day gift to my mother. I passed on other models in stores because they were too big for the space it would occupy in my garden or too squeaky when in use. I decided to take a chance on this one and am glad I did. The swing set was delivered within a week and I assembled within three hours with only the help of my cats (would've been quicker if I didn't suffer a momentary brain-freeze while attaching the arms to the seat.) It operates smoothly and silently with no hitches. The wood is a lovely honey color though a bit tacky from whatever it's been treated with. The reason the swing doesn't rate a "5" in my estimation is because a few pieces of the wood were dented in transit. Also, I found the canopy material somewhat flimsy and the directions for constructing the canopy not entirely clear. These complaints are small relative to the great pleasure that the swing provides to my mother and to me.

I purchased one for myself and one for a wedding gift. I just finished assembling mine... a couple of hours alone. It's quite easy to assemble. I was missing only one washer which will be a few cents to replace. I believe that it was an extreme bargain for the amount I paid on a Friday Sale Day Special. I absolutely adore the bench and I envision many intimate conversations in the garden. Let's hope that the newlyweds enjoys theirs as much!

I bought this swing at the end of last season at a highly reduced price. I thought for the money, the quality was OK. Or so I thought.

Unfortunately, I waited until the following summer to assemble it. I was doing well following each step of the directions until I got to a certain point where the sub-assembled pieces wouldn't fit together and when trying, one of the pieces of wood split. It seems it came with some of the holes missed drilled which would not allow it to fit together.

The more time I spent trying to figure out the problem and consulting with other people, the more frustrated I became and the more I disliked the product quality and appearance.

Since I had waited too long to put it together, I couldn't return it. The manufacturer would replace the broken piece and the pieces that were defected if I could tell which ones were defected. I really couldn't. I would have had to have the whole frame shipped out. And, with the passage of time, the swing started to look ugly.

So, I have given up. What I have assembled will be taken apart this weekend. I will chalk it up to "you get what you pay for". At this point, I wouldn't have it in my backyard if I were given it for free!

If you are having trouble with the assembly of this swing please check out http://www.forgefx.com/demos/swing/swing.htm for real-time 3D assembly instructions.