The dowels holding it together, are they wood, or metal rods covered in rubber, as described in a review from 2008?
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The dowels feel like wood to me. Regardless, this item is a great way to hold your knives. Nice to have my knife block off the counter top. I love this knife block!!
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The dowels are wood. The entire piece is made of wood - that was why I chose this holder - love it!
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Just wanted to give you another verification that it's all wood, because I almost didn't buy it for the same reason.
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They are metal. The table is definitely very sturdy and can easily hold the normal weight of things you'd put on a coffee table.
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The legs are wood and in the middle the are metal legs for extra support. We are very happy with it. Good luck!
1985659
Wood. Good quality for the price. We have two for the boys. There hold up well.
868048
A metal of some sort, but I can not tell you what kind.. :-) I like them. They are strong and study, and none have broken, not even the rubber tip. I even bought more.
184990
They were metal that you screw into the wood. Seems sturdy though, holds my 210 lb husband.
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It does have the appearance of wood but it is a kind of plastic rubber material, looks very nice
87785
Seems to be engineered wood with the usual artificial covering. Very heavy and as long as it doesn't sit in water you should be ok. I have two of these and they are pretty sturdy, for now.
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These are all metal. There is some plastic in the joint werewhere mirrows move. I love mine.
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they are some kind of very hard plastic material. the bolts are not galvanized, so they are rusting. but the handles are doing great, my kids really lke using them. each piece has a easy and hard way to install making them very versatile.
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I would say they are plastic covered with black felt. I've had mine a year, maybe longer, and it has held up very well.
76959
It is made of metal. I haven't used it yet but it looks like it is pretty good. I use it for a math class. It is designed for woodworkers.
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I think it is metal. I can tell you for sure this rod is very sturdy & stable.
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The bars are metal... the connector is hard plastic and rubber... good quality
381129
It is a put together of a bunch of green colored wood dowls. If you get one you should glue each piece as you assemble it or make sure its not moved or it will fall to pieces. They connect with black join pieces like pvc. The cover is clear with a zipper down both sides in front. The metal racks inside are green.
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Yes I am guessing pine as they are not very heavy to move and some of the finish has scratched and it is lighter wood underneath. Make sure to keep a set of allen wrenches available as the screws loosen under heavy use. We have had them for almost three years and have held up well. We typically keep the two armed chairs and four armless chairs at the table at all times and keep two other armless chairs in a hallway to pull in as needed.
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Metal on wood. I agree with previous answer. I also put it together and it was quite easy.