Wooden secret keepsake & memory puzzle boxes

Wooden Memory & Keepsake Boxes Who makes the boxes? Wooden memory keepsake puzzle boxes are handcrafted in Uruguay. These boxes are finely crafted by only one highly skilled master craftsman in Montevideo capital of Uruguay. The techniques used in Uruguay to make this boxes have only be used by one craftsman. He will pass to his son his secrets. What about creating a box? Before creating a new box, he first designs how the box mechanisms will work. He then select the wood to be used and let it dry for a time. After the wood has dried, he cut pieces and assemble the box. The finishing is made by hand to give them the final special rounded and shining touch. It takes about a month to finish them with the glamour they they are individually crafted, no two boxes are the same. What are the Uruguayan boxes meant to be? The are meant to be an enigma. Without experience they seem very difficult to open. Some boxes-parts move smoother than others.