Hello, thank you for your review and please accept my apologies. I can see that you have been in communication with our Customer Service Team, who review all issues and assess whether they are natural characteristics or outside our tolerance. We have checked and can confirm that the splits you've observed are part of the natural characteristics. On our website, we advise customers to expect splits, cracks, knots, shakes, waney edges, bows, twists, sticker shadows, and machine marks in line with the rustic style of our shelving. These qualities set our shelving apart from others, and due to the nature of solid wood, each shelf will be unique, featuring rustic timber. We are more than happy to monitor this for you and our Customer Services Team will be available to review any further changes you may notice.