beautiful finish and very high qualityWhen looking for a hammock stand, I had wanted an arc design, that could hold at least 450 lbs, and this arc hammock stand had good reviews. We live in a humid south Florida climate, and any type of non pressure treated wood outdoors, deteriorates quickly.This does take two people to put together, and the directions were easy. The quality of the screws and washers were good. It took us 20 minutes to put it together, and every hole was aligned. We used a ratchet to secure it all. We even liked the “plastic stoppers” to prevent water or bugs entering.This is heavy because of the quality, and it’d be easy to spray paint it if I wanted to. The bronze color is a bit coppery in color, and it looks like wood from a distance.You need to state that this only works with a divided hammock and NOT a gathered camping style hammock, which is what I bought it for. It make the hammock hang too low & your butt sits on the bottom of the frame. If you pull it tight enough to not have your butt on the frame then it has the wrong curvature and you can’t lay in it diagonal like your supposed to and it hurts your legs and back. But it didn’t say this in the description. Don’t get me wrong this thing was beautiful and strong. You do need two people to assemble. If I was using it for a divided hammock it would have been perfect, but you need to add in your description that this doesn’t work with a gathered hammock.Best frame engineering and assembly EVER.!.! Cross holes are all GUSSETED so tubes can’t collapse, Powder Coated, Nylon Lock Nuts, very heavy duty (450 lb cap), so impressive.! Very comfortable fabric…. LOVE it.!.!I set it up with my son and it took as less than an hour. It is very easy to set it up. The material is beautiful, and it had all pieces.It is a beautiful hammock to enjoy all year long, and hopefully, for a very long time.Looks super high quality and nice, however, there was a massive fist size hole on the box and all the hardware was missing so unable to put together. This this is very heavy and big so returning it is going to be a bitch.Real nice for the priceThis hammock stand actually adds beauty to the hammock. It feels very sturdy but if you need to move it, it is light weight and easy to move. You really should have 2 people to put it together but one person can do it in a pinch.