unless you squeeze them they are fine. i thought of adding a piece in the middle of the bands for strength and design, but thought i did not need that. i might play with that design thought in the future. previous bands i made of 1/2” by 1/2 stronger but if you wanted to you could snap them easy as well. i have picked up the table buy the bands. so it is fragile, but so was the coffee table with glass rods my grandma had. (real cool table) i was warned many time as a boy not to kick them, my cousin has the table.
nice contemporary design with the 