Project 2 Reflection

Over all my I feel that project 2 was the piece that taught me the most. I learned to build walls, set a hinge and etch larger more complicated pieces. I also learned how to incorporate a flange into my work. I feel that my piece was successful overall, although it did stray some from the original design I had planned for it. The piece also has some issues with craftsmanship as I struggled to make the walls perfectly square and the hinge is set slightly off from where it should be. Also the final magnetic closure that it will have is not set. I was pleased that the suspension that I worked out to look like an adjustable camera strap was pretty successful. Ideally I would have been able to bezel set a clear stone to mimic the lens of the camera but because of time and material constraints I was unable to do so. I was pleased with how the etched map portion of the piece came out and I feel that the overall design of the piece was strong.