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Look at the first photo, with the blank, model, and rough layout. The layout was traced by flipping the model upside down onto the right side up blank, so that gives you a reflection in that view. Now open it like a book and trace onto the side. That’s a mirror image of that view. You can do the other views, too.
That all being said, there’s a lot of eyeballing. You need to carve a reflection of the channel where the chin goes. There are sections that get cut away, removing the layout. Many features are intersections of curved surfaces. Once you start cutting, it gets confusing, so you find something that makes sense, do it, then look for the next thing. Finally, smooth it all together.
It’s not a perfect copy, not even close, but it’s in the ballpark, and that’s all that is needed.