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Comment author: gjm 05 December 2015 09:20:42PM 0 points [-]

Just to avoid misunderstandings: what the cat freaked out over was actually the box that held the pieces. I do not know for certain that the box is actually made of olive wood. I do not know for certain whether it's the wood of the box or the residual smell of one or other set of pieces.

I do agree, though, that it seems fairly clear that great freshness isn't needed. The set wasn't terribly new when the cat that freaked out over it joined the household.

Comment author: Lumifer 06 December 2015 04:01:53AM 0 points [-]

Is the box lacquered or varnished? It's uncommon for items like this to be left unsealed.

Comment author: gjm 06 December 2015 10:16:14AM 0 points [-]

It is, to the best of my recollection, neither lacquered nor varnished.