Sculptural Boxes Made Easy provides hands on, step by step instructions and process photography to show wood workers how to make unique, beautiful boxes using typical wood working tools. These 10 original designs by artist Thomas Haapapuro are easy and fun to build. The skills taught in this book will open the door for wood workers to create their own amazing wood boxes. This book shows the wood worker how to go from making nice boxes to amazing works of art. Sculptural Boxes Made Easy provides hands on, step by step instructions and process photography to show wood workers how to make unique, beautiful boxes using typical wood working tools.These 10 original designs are fun and easy to make. With a few simple techniques, a simple box can be transformed into an amazing work of art. The author, Thomas Haapapuro, has written several articles for Scroll Saw Magazine, and authored two previous books for scroll saw based wood working projects. This book includes brand new patterns for his favorite wood working project, the wooden box. Thomas Haapapuro has written a previous book, Fresh Designs for Woodworking by Fox Chapel Publishing, which showcased his unique and artful approach to woodworking. It also featured his approach of using standard wood shop tools in unique ways to create beautiful works of art. He has also published several articles and patterns for Scroll Saw magazine. Thomas grew up in the rolling foothills of Appalachia, a rural environment that infused in him the appreciation of natural beauty and sophistication, which informs his current work. Thomas now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina to be close to the Blue Ridge Mountains.