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Bas-relief wood carving of a chicken head with comb, layered feathers, and a sharp staring eye on a plank.
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Hen Head Bas-Relief STL, Layered Feather Chicken Carving

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Carving it at your size
Carving size
8 × 8 in (203 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
1.2 in (30.2 mm)
Board thickness
1.5 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 7 h 30 min (roughing 2 h 45 min, finishing 4 h 50 min)
Carving size
12 × 12 in (305 × 304 mm)
Relief depth
1.8 in (45.3 mm)
Board thickness
2.5 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 7 h 45 min (roughing 2 h 20 min, finishing 5 h 25 min)
Carving size
18 × 18 in (457 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
2.7 in (67.9 mm)
Board thickness
3 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 19 h 55 min (roughing 7 h 45 min, finishing 12 h 10 min)
Carving size
24 × 24 in (610 × 609 mm)
Relief depth
3.6 in (90.6 mm)
Board thickness
4 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 29 h 15 min (roughing 18 h 25 min, finishing 10 h 50 min)
Carving size
10.8 × 10.8 in (275 × 275 mm)
Relief depth
1.6 in (40.9 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 6 h 5 min (roughing 1 h 40 min, finishing 4 h 25 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
275.1 × 274.8 × 40.88 mm
Shape
landscape, 1.001:1
Carve depth
14.9% of the width
Mesh
2,029,326 triangles · 96.8 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

That eye stops you cold. This hen looks up with its comb flared and every feather standing proud, the kind of face that belongs on a barn wall or hanging in a country kitchen. Carve it once and you have a piece that draws people in, the layered plumage catching light and shadow the way only deep relief can. Underneath the drama is a clean, high-detail bas-relief STL built to machine without fuss. The feather work flows in clear contours, the beak and brow read sharp, and the depth gives you something with real presence rather than a flat stamp. It opens and runs in Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and the file plays nicely with a CNC router, a laser engraver, or a 3D printer. For wood, I rough it with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover to clear the bulk fast, then switch to a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover for the fine feather detail and that crisp eye. Run it on hardwood for furniture-grade plaques or softer stock for quick signs. Good for wall art, kitchen panels, farmhouse signs, rooster and chicken lover gifts, and rustic country decor. This is an instant digital download, so you can be cutting today. Commercial use is included, which means you carve it, sell the finished pieces at markets and shows, or gift one to the chicken keeper in your life. Add it to your cart, load it into your software, and let the chips fly.
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