re: Hickory box

Hi Ken, it's good to see familiar people here. I enjoyed the swaps a lot...such a great way to see everyone's creativity on a common topic. 
Feel free to take anything I post on here...95% of my work comes the same way...the other 5 % is my better halves ideas!
I really like this style of band saw box for the same reasons you mentioned. They have a cleaner look to them and give you lots of options for shapes, carving and colors.
Thanks for the welcome!