As usual, Eric & co. has done an outstanding job on the craftsmanship of this piece. The woods are gorgeous and complement each other so nicely. The fit and finish are incredible as well. However, the design of this puzzle is disappointing to me. Just a matter of opinion, but it frustrated me more than any other puzzle I've worked. I spent hours learning how the pieces interfaced and used all my skills to get a lot of the way completed. In the end I needed to consult the solution (I'm so ashamed) and even with that, it was almost an insurmountable challenge to overcome. The pieces do not stay in place due to the wiggle room. You will feel like you need four hands most of the time. I finally got it completed and instead of that wonderful surge of satisfaction, I felt relief instead and put it on a shelf hopefully never to be in pieces again. I do not EVER want to have to put this together again. I'm still not sure how I managed to hold this together while I got the final pieces in place (struggling, for sure). So I only give it 4 stars because of the frustration and lack of desire to play with it further. Sorry Eric, not your fault at all!