Well so much for wanting to cut the box open with my bandsaw.
I realised the sides were too big and the curved face blew it out to 297mm.
So it was onto the table saw. there goes Critical priority no 2
I fitted the thinnest kerf blade I had and away I went.
Cutting a box open using various planes is usually a candidate for a mess, let alone making a series of cuts as I raised the blade, but I managed to get it started and finished at the same point miracles do occur!
Next its onto the veneering procedure.
-- Regards Robert