Blue Tongue, a bandsawn box.

Very cool! Fun piece. Great job on that.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Tony, as usual, you’ve created a masterpiece. Beautiful wood. What’s the tongue made of? How big is it? Awesome carving details. You are such an inspiration to us newbies. Thanks for your help over the last few months. Your pointers have made me a better box builder.

-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

you’ve got that bandsaw down pat.. good looking lizard

-- It's not a sickness, i can stop buying tools anytime.

Tony Ward,

Great looking Lizard Box man! Those little lizard toes are cute, but is that blue tongue wood hard to come by? Just kidding! You’ve made another master piece here, Tony. Is that red cedar a very hard wood to carve, or is it more like a mahogany? Congratulations again on an excellent piece.

Sincerely,
ken McGinnis

-- woodbutcher north carolina

Tony A great looking box. and congratulations for your anniversary.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

This is great!!!!! Really like this, and it seems there has been some very unique and imaginative pieces lately on LJ’s.

-- Dan Wiggins

That’s not a lizard! It’s a Blue Tongued Skink! A very rare species usually found hiding under bandsaws laden with wood shavings in the southern tip of Australia. It eats opalized insects and sleeping dingos.

Mighty fine box, I may add.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Thank you to everyone for the cheer! The tongue is blue glass made by a friend who does glass beads as well as making bandsawn boxes. And yes it is a Shink.

Australian Red Cedar whilst a hardwood is relatively easy to carve, this piece is part of the tree’s root stock which contains a number of naturally occuring splits and voids they were filled with shellac.

Tony Ward

-- Bandsaw Box Plans

I think this is the best bandsawn box I’ve seen on LJ. I would be proud to put that lizzard on any box though. On top of that, you posted it on your birthday! Very cool.

-- Jim

cool

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Superb!

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

Not a bad likeness Tony. This is our resident Blue Tongue.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Y’all have some pretty cool animals down there! Nice box, too.

-- Scott - Katy, Texas

Very nice box!

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