Great product, Except they give you the wrong screws. Bought my own screws and it works fine.
Some people said they cracked the wood when screwing it together, the reason is because the screws are counter sink and not flat like the bottom of the hole.
The holes in the wood for the screws were made using a Pocket Screw bit. It cuts a pocket in the wood to hide the screw, but it leaves a perfectly flat surface for the screw head to snug up to. They should have given you flat bottom screws instead of the counter sink screws. When you try to tighten the screw in the head, the counter sink surface acts as a wedge and splits the wood. Just buy some flat head woods screws, the same size and you will be fine. If thats not clear, shine a light down the hole and you will see the flat bottom, then look at the screw, its not flat, so it tries to force its way in splitting the wood.
Hope that helps. Other than that, a great product.
Wrong screws cause wood splitting - easy fix
Great product, Except they give you the wrong screws. Bought my own screws and it works fine. Some people said they cracked the wood when screwing it together, the reason is because the screws are counter sink and not flat like the bottom of the hole. The holes in the wood for the screws were made using a Pocket Screw bit. It cuts a pocket in the wood to hide the screw, but it leaves a perfectly flat surface for the screw head to snug up to. They should have given you flat bottom screws instead of the counter sink screws. When you try to tighten the screw in the head, the counter sink surface acts as a wedge and splits the wood. Just buy some flat head woods screws, the same size and you will be fine. If thats not clear, shine a light down the hole and you will see the flat bottom, then look at the screw, its not flat, so it tries to force its way in splitting the wood. Hope that helps. Other than that, a great product.