There were many challenges encountered in this assignment. Learning to use four different types of software was the first one. I enjoyed doing my own scans of the Styrofoam head using poly-cam to create the model. I could have taken a few more photos and also should have kept my camera distance from the object fairly constant when creating the scans, which would have resulted in a bit less smoothing work in mesh mixer. In terms of production the shapes were simpler to cut on the bandsaw for the horizontal slices than the vertical slices, but I had less time as by then my classmates were also looking to book time in the wood shop, whereas I had the shop to myself for the vertical slices as I had completed my scans ahead of most of the others. The drawings suggested several absolutely tiny pieces which were impracticable on the bandsaw, but weren’t essential for the build. I was fortunate to have my own power tools as sanding all the pieces by hand would have been very challenging. Once the pieces were cut then there was the issue of assembling them. Using conventional wood glue was not a great idea as the time for the bond to set would mean having to wait a long time between gluing each piece, so I used superglue, which was a much quicker bonding time, but gave you less time to carefully position each piece. All in all I really enjoyed this assignment – the whole course has been good for me as I am a very practical person and enjoy using tools and working with my hands. We collect our cardboard pieces on Monday and I will be able to see my model interlocked as well as sliced through two planes.