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Carved wooden bas-relief of a human eye with a crucifixion scene of Christ on the cross inside the iris
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Eye of Christ Bas-Relief with Crucifixion Scene in the Iris STL

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
8 × 8 in (203 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.94 in (23.9 mm)
Board thickness
1.25 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 (roughing 2 h 10 min, finishing 4 h 50 min)
Carving size
12 × 12 in (305 × 304 mm)
Relief depth
1.4 in (35.8 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 7 h 15 min (roughing 1 h 50 min, finishing 5 h 25 min)
Carving size
18 × 18 in (457 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
2.1 in (53.7 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 18 h 20 min (roughing 6 h 10 min, finishing 12 h 10 min)
Carving size
24 × 24 in (610 × 609 mm)
Relief depth
2.8 in (71.6 mm)
Board thickness
3.5 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 25 h 20 min (roughing 14 h 30 min, finishing 10 h 50 min)
Carving size
15.1 × 15.1 in (383 × 383 mm)
Relief depth
1.8 in (45 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 12 h 10 min (roughing 3 h 35 min, finishing 8 h 35 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
383.27 × 382.78 × 45 mm
Shape
landscape, 1.001:1
Carve depth
11.7% of the width
Mesh
2,028,670 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

Look closely and the whole story is hidden in the iris. A human eye, lashes fanned out and deep, holds Christ on the cross at its center, rays of light bursting behind him while small figures gather below. It is the kind of piece that stops people mid-step and pulls them in for a second look. Carved in wood, the contrast between the soft folds of the eyelid and the fine detail of the crucifixion scene makes for a plaque that feels both reverent and a little haunting. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for clean toolpaths and real depth. The deep socket and the layered lashes give your finish pass something to sing about, and the tiny crucifix at the heart of the iris reads sharp once the dust is blown away. The file is ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, ArtCAM, and Carveco, and it runs well on a CNC router, a laser engraver set up for height-map relief work, or a 3D printer for painting and casting projects. For wood I rough mine with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at ten percent stepover to chase out the lashes and the figures around the cross. Use it for church and chapel decor, prayer room art, Christian wall panels, or Easter and Good Friday gifts. The download is instant and commercial use is included, so carve it for your own wall or cut a run to sell. Scale it up for a bold statement panel or down for a small altar piece. Add it to your cart, send it to the machine, and let this one do the talking.
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Customer reviews & carves

★ 5.0 · 5 reviews

I love the artwork! Can't wait to engrave it!

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This file is great, I had a problem with my work piece shifting, but was able to finish the cave and save it. (No fault of the seller) So this is not the exact carve from the file, I made significant changes, but it’s still cool.

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Can't find a better seller/creator of 3D files for CNC and 3d printing then this guy! His willingness to help is outstanding. I have bought multiple files from him!

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