{
  "slug": "bddw-axel-bench",
  "name": "Axel Bench",
  "brand": "BDDW",
  "category": "furniture",
  "tier": "cannot-tell",
  "rank": null,
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/furniture/bddw-axel-bench/",
  "url": null,
  "affiliateUrl": null,
  "price": null,
  "madeIn": "United States",
  "inTheBox": "",
  "unknowns": [
    "finish",
    "joinery and glue",
    "cushion or upholstery",
    "hardware and fasteners",
    "glides and feet"
  ],
  "verdict": {
    "summary": "The Axel Bench is solid domestic hardwood, and that is all the maker says about it. The page offers a choice of finishes without naming any, and a finish is where furniture usually hides its plastic: polyurethane and lacquer are plastic, oil and wax aren't. The glue, the joinery, the hardware and the feet go unmentioned too. We can't tell what you'd be sitting on.",
    "date": "2026-11-11",
    "passes": [
      "pass-1",
      "pass-2"
    ],
    "agree": true,
    "caveat": "Unknown: the finish, the glue and joinery, any screws or hardware, the glides or feet, and whether it carries a cushion. The maker hasn't said, and the page shows no price. Packaging not checked. Made to order, with some pieces in stock; ask the maker what is available."
  },
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    {
      "name": "body",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "solid domestic hardwood",
      "class": "not-plastic",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://bddw.com/product/axel-bench",
        "quote": "Solid domestic hardwood construction.",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "finish",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "not stated",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": "R3",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://bddw.com/product/axel-bench",
        "quote": "Available in a variety of wood species, sizes and finishes.",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "joinery and glue",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": "R8",
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "name": "cushion or upholstery",
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      "ruling": null,
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "name": "hardware and fasteners",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "name": "glides and feet",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": null
    }
  ],
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    "materials": [],
    "class": "unknown",
    "source": null
  },
  "commentary": [],
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      "alt": "BDDW Axel Bench",
      "credit": "Photo: BDDW (bddw.com)",
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    }
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}