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Wood bas-relief carving of the face of Jesus in a crown of thorns with the crucifixion below on a cross
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Face of Christ and Crucifixion Bas-Relief STL with Crown of Thorns

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Excellent STL file for CNC carving. The model is very clean with great detail and smooth geometry. It machined perfectly and required no corrections. Highly recommended seller!
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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
4.8 × 8 in (123 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.86 in (22 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 4 h 5 min (roughing 1 h 10 min, finishing 2 h 55 min)
Carving size
7.2 × 12 in (184 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1.3 in (33 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 4 h 15 min (roughing 1 h, finishing 3 h 15 min)
Carving size
10.9 × 18 in (276 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.9 in (49.4 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 10 h 45 min (roughing 3 h 25 min, finishing 7 h 20 min)
Carving size
14.5 × 24 in (368 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
2.6 in (65.9 mm)
Board thickness
3 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 14 h 40 min (roughing 8 h 5 min, finishing 6 h 35 min)
Carving size
6.5 × 10.8 in (165 × 273 mm)
Relief depth
1.2 in (29.5 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 3 h 20 min (roughing 45 min, finishing 2 h 40 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
164.84 × 273.16 × 29.53 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.603:1
Carve depth
17.9% of the width
Mesh
2,025,590 triangles · 96.6 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

The face of Christ looks upward, crowned with thorns, while below him the figure on the cross tells the rest of the story in deep relief. Carve this in walnut or oak and the wood grain reads almost like flesh and rough-hewn timber. It is the kind of devotional piece that stops people in a hallway and pulls them in close to look. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for clean, dramatic carving. The two scenes are sculpted so the deep shadows under the brow, the thorns, and the body on the cross all hold their definition even at modest sizes. It is tested and ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, so you can drop it straight into your usual workflow. Run it on a CNC router for plaques and wall panels, send it to a 3D printer for smaller display pieces, or use it through a heightmap setup on a laser engraver. For the cleanest result, hog out the bulk with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at a tight 10 percent stepover to pull every thorn and fold of detail. Make it as wall art for a prayer corner, a memorial plaque, a church display, or a heartfelt gift. This is an instant digital download, and commercial use is included, so you are free to carve it, sell the finished pieces, and gift them to people who will treasure them. Add it to your library and put it on the machine this week.
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Customer reviews & carves

★ 4.3 · 12 reviews

muito bom

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Very high quality STL file

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The file is good quality.

— Verified buyer, verified carver

Excellent STL file for CNC carving. The model is very clean with great detail and smooth geometry. It machined perfectly and required no corrections. Highly recommended seller!

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As with all the other items I have purchased from this shop the attention to detail is amazing. Carve turned out perfect.

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This turned out absolutely beautiful. You make such wonderful models. Wish I knew how do such a wonderful job. Give me a class in it. Lol

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Turned out beautifully. Thank you

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The product itself is fine, the template works correctly and I have no complaints about the quality of the project. However, it is a pity that the seller does not show real photos of the finished product, but instead uses visuals heavily enhanced and colorized by artificial intelligence. In reality, the final result looks different, and the buyer may expect exactly the same appearance as shown in the offer. There is also no detailed explanation of how to achieve the same final effect as presented in the photos, especially regarding the finishing, coloring, and carving quality made on a CNC router. The milling itself works properly and the project is good, but the visual effect shown in the offer cannot realistically be achieved without additional knowledge and processing methods that the seller does not explain.

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Plik bardzo dobrej jakości. Polecam!!!

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No trae archivo en el envío, solo texto

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Easy to set up and waiting to carve

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it does not open with repeated tries

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