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Bas-relief wood carving of a classic 1950s car parked in a pine forest below a mountain range
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Classic '57 Car in Mountain Forest Bas-Relief STL

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
8 × 3.9 in (203 × 100 mm)
Relief depth
0.62 in (15.7 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 3 h 5 min (roughing 40 min, finishing 2 h 20 min)
Carving size
12 × 5.9 in (305 × 150 mm)
Relief depth
0.92 in (23.5 mm)
Board thickness
1.25 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 3 h 15 min (roughing 35 min, finishing 2 h 40 min)
Carving size
18 × 8.9 in (457 × 225 mm)
Relief depth
1.4 in (35.2 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 8 h (roughing 2 h, finishing 6 h)
Carving size
24 × 11.8 in (610 × 300 mm)
Relief depth
1.8 in (47 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 10 h 5 min (roughing 4 h 40 min, finishing 5 h 20 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
297 × 146.4 × 22.89 mm
Shape
landscape, 2.029:1
Carve depth
7.7% of the width
Mesh
2,023,670 triangles · 96.5 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 polished classic cruiser sits in tall grass, pine trees crowding behind it and a jagged mountain range catching the light in the distance. Carve this one in walnut or oak and the whole scene comes alive, chrome bumper, swept fenders, and that unmistakable mid-fifties profile sitting proud against the timber. It is the kind of panel a car guy stops and stares at. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for clean, predictable cutting. The depth layers are sorted so the car reads sharp in the foreground while the trees and peaks fall back naturally, which keeps your toolpaths smooth and your finish crisp. It is tested and ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, ArtCAM, Carveco, and Fusion 360, so it drops right into your usual workflow on a CNC router. It also works for laser engraving and 3D printing if that is your machine. For the cleanest result, rough the panel with a 6mm end mill running 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover to pull out the grille, the grass blades, and the fine ridges of the mountains. Run it in hardwood, MDF, or resin and it makes standout garage decor, cabin and man cave wall art, retro signs, or a one-off gift for the vintage car nut in your life. This is an instant digital download, so you can be cutting tonight. Commercial use is included, which means you are free to carve these, sell them at shows, and gift them however you like. Add it to your library and put a classic on the wall.
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