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Bas-relief carving of a red northern cardinal perched on a branch with white blossoms and red berries
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Northern Cardinal on a Blossom Branch Bas-Relief STL

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
8 × 8 in (203 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.70 in (17.7 mm)
Board thickness
1 in or thicker
Rough with
1/8 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/16 in tapered ball nose, 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 6 h 25 min (roughing 1 h 35 min, finishing 4 h 50 min)
Carving size
12 × 12 in (305 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1 in (26.6 mm)
Board thickness
1.5 in or thicker
Rough with
1/4 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/8 in ball nose, 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 6 h 45 min (roughing 1 h 20 min, finishing 5 h 25 min)
Carving size
18 × 18 in (457 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.6 in (39.9 mm)
Board thickness
2 in or thicker
Rough with
1/4 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/8 in ball nose, 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 16 h 45 min (roughing 4 h 35 min, finishing 12 h 10 min)
Carving size
24 × 24 in (610 × 609 mm)
Relief depth
2.1 in (53.2 mm)
Board thickness
2.5 in or thicker
Rough with
1/4 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/4 in ball nose (1/8 in for the finest detail, about twice as long), 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 21 h 40 min (roughing 10 h 50 min, finishing 10 h 50 min)
Carving size
15.4 × 15.4 in (391 × 391 mm)
Relief depth
1.3 in (34.1 mm)
Board thickness
1.75 in or thicker
Rough with
1/4 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/8 in ball nose, 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 11 h 45 min (roughing 2 h 50 min, finishing 8 h 55 min)

Estimates for a mid-size hobby machine (Shapeoko, X-Carve, Onefinity class). Scaling all three axes together keeps the depth in proportion; for thinner stock scale Z on its own. Hardwoods with fine grain (cherry, hard maple, walnut, basswood) hold this detail best. Check your exact setup in Will it cut, free, nothing uploaded.

How we estimate carve time

Finishing is one raster pass over the whole carving with the ball nose shown, at 10% stepover and half of a 1,800 mm/min (71 in/min) feed. Roughing assumes about 45% of the block above the base is waste, cleared with the end mill shown at 40% stepover and 3 mm per pass (1.5 mm for the 1/8 in end mill) at the full feed. The model leaves out acceleration, tool changes and moves between passes, so a real job usually takes somewhat longer. Times are rounded to 5 minutes.

File format
STL only decimated high-quality mesh, binary STL
Model size as supplied
391.32 × 391.06 × 34.12 mm
Shape
landscape, 1.001:1
Carve depth
8.7% of the width
Mesh
2,027,990 triangles · 96.7 MB
Base
flat and sitting at zero, ready to machine

Opens directly in Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, ArtCAM and Fusion 360, and in any slicer for 3D printing. For a laser, the relief is first turned into a greyscale depth image, which our Laser Studio app does from this STL. STL only, no OBJ or DXF: the DXF files used in CNC work hold 2D outlines, not the 3D relief surface. Scale it to whatever panel you are cutting. Scaling all three axes together keeps the depth in proportion; scale Z on its own for a shallower carve. How to open it in your software.

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About this design

A scarlet cardinal sits proud on a gnarled branch, framed by white blossoms and clusters of red berries. There is something about that bird against pale spring flowers that stops people in their tracks. Carve it once and you will see why the cardinal stays a favorite year after year. The finished panel reads warm and alive, every feather catching the light a little differently. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL, sculpted with layered feathers, soft petal edges, and a hand-worked wood grain background that gives the whole piece a carved-by-hand feel. The depth is built to hold its shadows, so the bird truly lifts off the branch. The file is ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it runs clean on a CNC router. You can also bring it into a 3D printer for display pieces or use it as a height map for laser relief work. For the best surface, rough it out with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover to pull out the fine feather and floral detail. Scale it up for a statement plaque or keep it small for a gift-sized piece. Use it for wall art, spring decor, cottage signage, memorial keepsakes, or a present for the bird lover in your life. This is an instant digital download with commercial use included, so carve it, sell your finished work, or gift it to someone special. Add it to your cart and have the cardinal on your machine tonight.
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Customer reviews & carves

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File carved perfectly on my cnc.

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