★ OUR STORY
From workshop to your machine.
DigitalChiselCo is a small, independent digital design studio building bas-relief STL files for the global community of CNC, laser, and 3D-print makers.
Why we started
Carving and 3D printing should feel like making art, not hunting for files. After years of buying patchy STL packs from random marketplaces, we built the studio we wished existed — one with hand-finished designs, honest pricing, and instant downloads that just work in Aspire, VCarve, Fusion 360, and Carveco.
What goes into a DigitalChiselCo file
Every STL on this site starts as a sculpt and is validated through mesh checks, CAM simulation and representative machining tests before release. Files are watertight, sit on a flat base and are scaled to standard router beds, so your toolpaths render predictably. If a file would carve ugly, we don't ship it.
- ✓ Hand-finished bas-relief sculpts
- ✓ Tested in Aspire / VCarve / Carveco / Fusion 360
- ✓ Watertight, mesh-checked geometry
- ✓ Standard router-bed scale, easily resized
- ✓ Instant downloads — no shipping delay
- ✓ Commercial-use license included
Who's behind it
DigitalChiselCo is a one-person studio — designer, support, and the person who checks every release. The shop is run by Jolly, its founder and only craftsman, who brings more than 20 years of hands-on craftsmanship to every design. When you email jolly@digitalchiselco.com, you're emailing me. I read every message and reply within a day.
Payments and tax compliance are handled by our Merchant of Record, Paddle, so we can deliver instant downloads to customers in over 40 countries. Paddle is the seller on every order: Paddle.com Inc. in the United States, Paddle.com (Canada) Ltd. in Canada, and Paddle.com Market Limited of London, registered in England and Wales, everywhere else.
Studio facts
- Designs
- 2,800+ bas-relief STL files, new ones every month
- Measured from the file
- 2,042 designs list their real size, relief depth, mesh and flat base on the product page
- Experience
- More than 20 years of hands-on craftsmanship (Jolly's own)
- Customer rating
- 4.8 out of 5 from 776+ reviews on our Etsy store
- Software
- Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, ArtCAM, Fusion 360 and any STL-capable CAM
- Free tools
- Will it cut? STL checker, Lamp Studio, Laser Studio
- Original research
- State of CNC Relief Carving 2026 and a 3 mm vs 1.5 mm ball nose study
- Custom work
- Bas-relief STL from your own photo, quoted within 24 hours
- Contact
- jolly@digitalchiselco.com, answered by Jolly
2,800+ designs and counting
We release new bas-relief themes every month — wildlife, patriotic, religious, vintage, seasonal, and custom commission work. Customers in over 40 countries carve our files for personal projects, craft fairs, and small woodworking businesses. To see what's coming next, drop your email on the free pack page — you'll get the first look at new collections.
The license, in plain English
Buy once, download forever, sell the physical pieces you carve. The only thing you may not do is resell or share the digital files themselves. Full terms on the Terms of Service page.
Ready to carve?
Browse 2,800+ premium designs, or start with five free files on the house.