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The mat was on right, so I guess they got that sorted, however, the brush is a dog brush. That means the teeth on the brush are backwards. Not that big of a deal, I'll just have to use it upside down, is all. It is mounted on unfinished wood, and it needed a light sanding with a fine grit sand paper to give the wood a smooth, finished feel. I then coated it with some boiled linseed oil, which gave it a perfect finish in less than 5 minutes. (For the record, I prefer when wood craft items come unfinished. It allows me the option to give it a custom finish, if I'd like.) The only thing I think it really needs is some nonslip feet.

Do have to be very careful, I cut my hands up pretty good trying to figure out the best way to use this with the carding cloth upside down, and not knowing if the brush was oriented correctly either.It is possible to use, and for the price, I'm good with what I got. I mostly wanted something small and affordable while I decided whether I would pursue these fiber drafting/blending methods enough to warrant a big name brand version that has a keel

Surprisingly good quality for the price.

Works OK event though the mat is the wrong way. It could be because I'm a beginner, but the mat cut up my fingers really badly

Before buying this blending board I read the reviews and learned that the carding cloth was put on upside down. If I’d planned to make a lot of art batts, I'd have gotten a better quality blending board in the first place. The wire used to create the carding cloth is too fine for the heavy duty task of creating serious art batts. Eventually enough pins will bend until the carding cloth is useless. The hole in the board for the hand hold has not been sanded at all making the wood cutout feel sharp to the grip. The blending brush is actually a pet slicker brush won’t work as a blending brush, and it can’t work at all once the carding cloth on the blending board is turned around to the way it’s supposed to be. So if you're planning on light use for a blending board and are considering this one, before it arrives have a tool to remove the staples used to attach the carding cloth to the board. Then after turning the carding cloth around you'll need either a staple gun and staples or some good glue like E6000 to hold the carding cloth securely on the board. Also have some sandpaper handy to sand the hand hold. Instead of the useless pet slicker brush you could use a stiff bristle paint brush or something similar. Oh, and don't forget to watch the video at the site where this blending board is offered for sale. It’s a bit humorous to see someone try to show how wonderful this product is when it’s obvious that the person demonstrating has absolutely no clue how to use a blending board.

Great for small carding projects.

The needles where facing backwards and the handle broke after 1 use, weak wood. Im returning it. You get what you pay for

Use this for carding. Wonderful tool to card undyed and unfiltered wool.