Customer Reviews

American Woods 1655 Cedar 5' English Garden Bench

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Purchased bench as a gift for foyer of local high school, expecting high quality and easy construction. Some difficulty putting together because some holes not drilled deep enough & others slightly out of alignment (stress on grain resulted in split in wood month later that had to be repaired. Appearance of completed bench would have been beautiful had it not been for one arm of bench being completely different color than rest of bench(well beyond natural shade variations in wood). Think inspection or quality control prior to packing would have prevented these problems. On positive note, bench is made of quality wood, nice finish and very sturdy. Would consider giving school matching bench as gift if could guarantee same embarassing problems would not be repeated.

I had just one screw comming thru the seat. No problem. I just backed it out a little. I glued all the slats, tightened all the screws, glued all the joints, chamfered the legs, installed spacer-feet to keep the legs dry, and wiped it down with 50-50 turps and linsead oil. Now it will last forever and it is a part of me. I like the natural and varied wood colors. After all, this in an outdoor bench... think casual and earthy.

Very poor construction to the point where i had to return it to the manufacturer.

Pre-assembled bench seat had been over tightened so that metal screws were portruding through wood into seating area.

Aesthetically unappealing because of the diverse colors of the wood.

Definately would not reccomend this product.

I received the item very fast from fed ex, very good service.

The bench seat was not assembled properly, I had to countersink

some of the holes so the screws would hold the slats together tighter.

The wood quality is good and the bench looks good in the yard.

I have purchased three of these benches and will be getting two more. They are beautiful to look at and extremely comfortable. They are well engineered and assemble in less than 15 minutes. I can't comment on how they weather as I've just received them but being cedar they should do well.

I was disappoiinted with the American Woods accessory side tables. They don't have the sturdy and well built look that the benches have. I purchased two, will keep them but not get any more. Stay tuned, I just bought the glider and will write a review after I receive it.