Kagen Sound's incredibly intricate puzzle boxes

Kagen Sound is an award-winning woodworker and artist who makes remarkably detailed puzzle boxes out of wood. 

The puzzle boxes must be solved in order for the lid to be opened. In the video, we learn about the fascinating process of how boxes are constructed and we get to watch Kagan solve them and explain how they work. These look like a lot of fun to play with, and they are also beautifully crafted. You can purchase one of Sound's puzzle boxes on his website, here.

Kagen Sound is an artisan of remarkable skill, engineering and constructing incredibly intricate puzzle boxes made entirely of wood. WIRED brings you inside his workshop as he breaks down the design process behind his wonderful creations, and the woodworking skill he leverages to make everything snap together perfectly.


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