The plating was peeling off of the arms when I opened the box. One must attach the blade to the handle with three screws- two that hold the arms to the blade and one that attaches the arms to the handle. It is not possible to use all three screws. The hole on the handle is misplaced by about 1/4". This kind of error shows sloppy manufacturing and lack of quality control. Unfortunately I did not try to put the rake together until after the return window. I am able to use the rake without the third screw, but I don't know how long it will last. I can't really drill a new hole because of the existing one. I'm not a happy customer.