Last but not least - box for the big boss!

Very nice Betsy. Does everyone else suck up with 100.00 gifts and you squeeze in with a 5.00 chunk of wood that you turn into a piece of beauty.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

The other girls bring cookies and salsa. I think mine last a bit longer. Although some of those cookies taste better than Mahogany saw dust!

-- Like a bad penny, I keep coming back!

That is a beautiful box, Betsy! I’d have been tempted to make one that the Crown would fit into though. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I love the sculptural design of this style of box.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

I don’t know Betsy, some of the cookies that are brought into my office are note nearly as good as mahogany saw dust… Very nice job with the box.

Nice and inspirational.

-- Jiri

Nice box Betsy. Glad I don’t like any of my bosses – so I don’t feel obligated to give them anything :-)). Just kidding, I do like them, but working for the State we are not allowed to accept gifts for the public we serve – so no gifts for the bosses we serve.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

What a nice band saw box.

it’s beautiful…
you will be the talk of the office, this holiday season!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Betsy,

I know from experience that this kind of boxes are “the bomb”. They are the perfect gift since most people have never seen something like this ever. Be prepared to get a lot of “gift requests” at the party. Usually the women just admire the piece and want to “pet it”. Men inevitably ask about how it was made and “how did you carved the inside”. Since most people think amateur woodworkers are some kind of DIY, they are shocked that something artistic can be produced in a garage/small workshop. Have fun giving a lot of explanations at the party.

Nice execution of the box by the way. Is this your first bandsaw box?

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

Betsy,
You go girl!
Good idea to keep him liquored up too.

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Thanks all. Alin – nope not my first rodeo. That’s why I was able to knock it out so fast. I’ve never done the real intricate band saw boxes, but I’ve made plenty of the simple ones.

-- Like a bad penny, I keep coming back!

Ah….nothing more beautiful than a flowing band saw box. Very simple and elegant at the same time. You do nice work Betsy. How big is it? Just thought I would ask.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

Very nice! I have never made a bandsaw box. Can somebody point me to blog, website, etc. on how to create one?

-- Roger - Havertown, Pennsylvania

I’m afraid of sounding sexist, but I love to see women getting into woodworking. It seems that many females are bringing some very creative takes on tried and true projects. And yes, much better than cookies Betsy!

-- Jeff, South Carolina