Lisa smiled and took a bow as she cleared away the paint can and hats that Matt had been using for the "find the lady" table top trick. He often used bowling balls or even an assistants head on occasion as the elusive object under the three top hats. But as today's show was in a homeware and diy store she guessed the gallon of paint as more on message .

"Thank you ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Now we come to the main attraction of todays show, the big tricks. Where get to see a bit more of my dazzling assistant, Lisa!!! "

Lisa took another bow and moved forward.  She felt all eyes on her as she moved to the centre of the space being used for the show. She suspected the tiny red bikini she was wearing had something to do with that. 

"So folks, today we are going to do a version of a trick I am sure you all think you know. We are going to saw Lisa in half.......... now before you all think you have seen that a million times before, let me say we are going to do it a little differently, and try to show you at each step that this is magic, not just a trick."

Lisa watched the crowd with interest, it was sad that so many folks wouldnt give a magic show a chance, so bored had the public become with wobbly boxes dark curtains bad lighting and obvious methods. She guessed wearing the skimpy outfit was sort of helping re reinforcing some stereotypes, though Matts usual shirt jeans and boots did take the edge off.

"Ok everyone, so first new thing, we are gonna build our magic box right here before your very eyes. This a hardware store after all! And to check we arent cheating at every step of the way I would like to ask a couple of you good folks to step up and help. Don't be alarmed, Lisa is definitely the only person going under the blade."

On cue, Lisa strolled into the small crowd, bare feet padding on the stores hard flooring. She picked her victims and soon was leading out a heavy set guy whose overalls made it likely he was a builder, and a cute slender blonde dressed in a strappy top some fairly short shorts and work boots.

"Thanks Lisa, and you are? " Jim" " And ? " Stella" 

"Ok first job, we need to get the box off the floor , so you can all see under and round it and we can get a blade through it ofcourse. So, here we go, straight from the stores' range, two plain old saw benches. No tricks, no wheels , no fancy paint or mirrors"

Matt smiled as he positioned two plain rough cut saw trestles on the floor about five feet apart and invited his helpers to check they were the simple lumps of wood they appeared to be.

"Ok so now the box needs a base.... "

Matt indicated to one side as two shop staff carried out a wooden board, about 6ft x 3ft. It was clearly a single sheet. The held it up and Matt's beckoning Lisa posed infront of it, showing it was just barely taller and wider than her. It flexed and bowed a little as it was then moved to the horizontal and laid over the supports.

"So is everyone quite sure that's a single piece of wood, not pre cut, no joins, just 1/2 inch thick?  Good good .. So now we need to get the assistant in place... Thank you Lisa "

Lisa moved carefully to the centre of the wooden plank. She was conscious of not flashing any more flesh than she already was and also wary that the wood chosen was much thinner than she had expected and seemed fairly flexible. She grimaced as it bent a bit as she perched her almost bare butt around the centre of the wood, then clamping her legs together she raised them and turned so she was laying on her back more or less in the middle of the wood. 

"Now I think we have elimiated one of the standard "cheats" people associate with this trick, a false bottom box or secret compartment somehow. So lets work on the next. The assistant is either not in the box any more, or is all at one end, with for example false legs in the other end? Right? OK so we can agree i hope Lisa isn't hiding any false legs in her costume ................ yes? good . 

Lisa laid still on the flimsy wooden board watching as Matt slowly relled in the onlookers, the crowd was growing and peoples expressions were changing as it became increasingly clear that this trick was going to be a little out of the ordinary. Each breath was causing a little wave like motion in the board and she was also feeling a little exposed, the bikini really was ridiculously small, as usual. She watched taking shallow breaths to stop the wobbles and to stop a wardrobe malfunction with the tiny top as Matt showed the audience two pieces of shiny stainless steel. Each was about 2 and a half feet long, one was a heavy bar which had three semi circles bent into it the other had two. Matt had Jim the builder lay the first one over Lisa's neck, the central half hoop fitted tightly over her neck while the outer ones were manouvered to trap her hands at shoulder width apart alongside her neck. Ones the shiny stock was roughly in place he asked Stella to hold it in place while he handed Jim a large electric drill and some equally large screws. 

Lisa winced at the noise and dust as Jim used the store's top of the range drill to drive the oversize screws through holes in the metal bar. As the gripped the wood dust could be seen falling underneath and the bar pulled down tight making Lisa cough a little mild choking feeling. Once he had had Stella check the first bar was solidly in place and there was no way Lisa could pull her hands or wrists out Matt had his helpers swap over and repeat the process , Stella tightly screwing down Lisa's ankles with the drill while Jim checked the solidity of her handiwork.

"Now folks there's only so much carpentry I can expect you to watch in real time so we have cut some bits of wood from here in the store to size, just to move things along a little. So, Jim, Stella, right here we have two sides. Can you please check they are just single pieces of wood, no joins, gaps or funny business. The helpers inspected the wood, each piece about five feet by two feet, and again about half an inch thick. Under Matts careful direction each part was balanced on edge along side Lisa, as close as it would go while clearing her arms and hips, then once again screwed into place Their length was such that the panels ran more or less from neck to ankle. Lisa wriggled and grimaced as the screws were driven  diagonally in close to her bare flesh , feeling each spray of dust and splinters. 

Matt gave each side panel an experimental wobble to show they were secured and then supervised the moving out of a third large piece, to make the lid of the home made box. As it was lowered into place a problem became clear.  While Jims end was resting in place across the two side panels at the foot end of the box Stella's end was sitting a little proud, supported by Lisa's chest rather than the wood.

"Thats ok Stella, you press down hard while Jim screws, it will fit. "

And thats exactly what happened. Lisa let out a muffled gasp as Stella pressed down hard and JIm worked along both sides of the box adding a screw every foot or so. Lisa tried to get comfortable, at least as the box was taking shape the new parts had stiffened it up enough to stop the wobbles. It was rather snug though.

"And now folks just the end panels.."

Matt handed Stella two final pieces of wood to complete the ends of the home made box. The head end had three cut outs at the base and fitted over Lisa's neck and wrists leaving her tight metal bonds displayed outside the box, while the double cut outs for the foot end completed the box in the same way, leaving the ankle shackles on view too. Lisa was now sealed in a reasonable copy of a traditional thin model sawing box, albeit a very tight fitting one made from rough wood with no hidden panels or doors slightly out of line joints. 

To finally prove Lisa was sealed in place Matt and Jim took an end of the box each, lifted and turned it upside down leaving Lisa staring at the floor while audience could see all was as it appeared to be. Setting Lisa back the right way on the saw tables matt continued. 

"Of course one advantage of doing a show here in the store is we have lots of cool props".... Matt nodded to the heavy drill used to seal Lisa into her box ..." including a very wide choice of saws"

Lisa's mouth hung open, as this was unexpected. They had rehearsed this with a jig saw from their own props, she wasn't sure how she felt about being sliced into by some random blade.

"Stella, you seem to know your way around a big tool.." Matt paused for a chuckle for the innuendo.." what do you think you would like to see Lisa sliced up with ? Hand saw ? Jig Saw ? One of those nasty looking big timber saws perhaps ? "

Stella paused theatrically clearly enjoying her 30 seconds of attention 

"I bet you couldn't do it with a chainsaw"

Lisa opened and closed her mouth wordlessly

"Or better still, what about the big saw they use over there to cut wood to size for customers, most people here must know thats not fake?"

Matt grinned 

"You know that's not a bad idea" 

"Yes. Yes it is. " 

Lisa's protest was drowned out by laughs so she had no choice to watch helplessly as the stores staff removed the safety guards from the huge 6ft circular saw to one side of the performance area and her box was carried over and onto the conveyor feeder for viscous looking blade.

"This isn't really designed for neat detail work" the store manager explained unhelpfully

Lisa wiggled her fingers and looked from side to side helplessly as she and her rough wooden box was layed on the feeder to toe monstrous saw. She had been chopped sliced and divided many times but never by something so menacing and rough looking. The teeth on the oversize blade looked much more inclined to rip her than make a neat divide. her nerves weren't helped by the glee of the audience impressed by the new twist on the old trick.

Matt made a final attempt at brushing away the worst of the wood shavings from the machine, looked at Lisa sealed in her box by dozens of screws and bolts and shrugged. He held a finger out and pressed a scruffy green button. There was a loud click of transformers followed by a low fan like whirr and the blade began to move slowly. Just seconds later the whirr had become an angry scream and the blade was a blur. The loudest gasp was from Lisa as a second button press caused the huge machine to shudder before a system of rollers began to edge the box and the gorgeous girl it contained closer to the blade .

Lisa looked on wide eyed as she edged closer to the blade.. This was now a million miles from what was rehearsed. She knew damn well the blade was real. It looked scary , it looked like it was going to hurt. The noise was something else. Slowly she was dragged closer until there was a thud and a judder as the edge of the blade caught the side of her box, the noise deepening a little as the thin wood slowed it just a little. 

The vibration was tremendous, shaking her all over and soon she was batting her eyes and coughing to clear the fine mist of wood shavings and dust being thrown up. Still the box was dragged towards the blade. The crowd were silent. Entranced. Lisa could feel the teeth clawing hungrily at the air alongside the top of her hips, she realised with a gasp that Matt had aligned the blade so it would slice her right through the pu…..

And in that moment she was unable to think. The warm tingle of magic followed within a fraction of a second by the tearing of teeth at the skin over her hips. There was pain, and vibration enough to blur her vision, but not the pain of being ripped apart. A magically controlled pain that jolted along her spine as the blade bit deeper into her and the box. 

To Lisa it seemed as if it must have taken ten minutes to reach the point where the blade hit the base of her spine. She heard the blade slow a little more then cried out fingers clenching and unclenching madly as the sensations overcame her, vibration, pain pleasure, stimulation all mixing into an overwhelming crescendo. 

There were a few screams as Lisa seemed to pass out, no one suspecting it was from being hit by an overwhelming orgasm rather than a fatal wound. Soon the blade had completed its work and Matt hit the kill switch, to silence, and a rather crestfallen look from Stella the helper. As the blade slowed gently and the noise died down the tension in the audience lifted as Lisa began to stir. Her fingers wiggled and she shook her head the best she could, her face now flushed and dusted with perspiration and saw dust. The blade stopped and Matt pulled it up and away then handed Jim and Stella each a metal divider about the same size as the box ends. Each had a turned over end which Matt had Jim cover in a "no more nails" kind of glue which one each had been slid into the gap created by the mighty saw stuck the metal quickly in place. 

Lisa shivered as the dividers slid into place, slowly coming back to her senses. Her cheeks were glowing . Partly from embarrassment of having her biggest orgasm in weeks in front of a small crowd. Even if most of them thought it had been part of the act. She was also bit worried that Matt had sawed right through her bikini bottoms and had an uncomfortable feeling her boobs had shaken free of the tiny top despite the tight fit of the box lid.

As Lisa tried to compose herself Matt moved the two saw tables a little closer together, then to huge applause carried the wooden box with Lisa's clearly real and twitching feet back and laid it across them. Moments later Jim and Stella had balanced the box with Lisa's top half across the lower one at a jaunty angle. It didn't feel that stable to her , but it definitely gave everyone a good view of how small and slim the boxes were and how real the bits sticking out were too. 

"OK folks I just need a few moments to prepare the second part of the finale, so please feel free to check out Lisa and make sure she's real and theres no hiding place in the box we made before your very eyes".

Lisa was trying to keep an eye on what Matt was up to as she smiled answered questions and giggled politely as her visible parts were prodded and tickled, all the time aware that she was pretty much naked inside her wooden box. What was Matt up to ?