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Bas-relief carving of a howling wolf on a rock with a full moon and pine trees behind it
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Howling Wolf and Full Moon Bas-Relief STL for CNC Carving

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
5.4 × 8 in (136 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.83 in (21.2 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 30 min (roughing 1 h 15 min, finishing 3 h 15 min)
Carving size
8 × 12 in (204 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1.2 in (31.7 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 4 h 45 min (roughing 1 h 5 min, finishing 3 h 40 min)
Carving size
12.1 × 18 in (307 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.9 in (47.6 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 11 h 50 min (roughing 3 h 40 min, finishing 8 h 10 min)
Carving size
16.1 × 24 in (409 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
2.5 in (63.5 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 15 h 55 min (roughing 8 h 40 min, finishing 7 h 15 min)
Carving size
21.1 × 31.5 in (536 × 800 mm)
Relief depth
3.3 in (83.3 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 32 h (roughing 19 h 30 min, finishing 12 h 30 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
536.26 × 799.65 × 83.28 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.671:1
Carve depth
15.5% of the width
Mesh
2,030,846 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

A lone wolf throws its head back and howls at a full moon while pine silhouettes crowd the ridge behind it. Carve this one and you get that hush of a cold night in the high country, the kind of panel people stop and stare at when it hangs above a mantel. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for clean carving. The fur reads in real strands, the moon sits deep and round behind the wolf, and the pines drop into shadow at the base so the whole scene has layers instead of a flat stamp. It is tested and ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, ArtCAM, Carveco, and Fusion 360, so it drops straight into your usual workflow. Run it on a CNC router through hardwood, MDF, or resin, scale it down for a laser engraver, or send it to a 3D printer. For the toolpaths I get the best result roughing with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then finishing with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover to pull out the fine fur and the texture in the moon. Think cabin wall art, lodge plaques, rustic signs, and gifts for anyone who loves wolves and the outdoors. This is an instant digital download, so the file is yours the moment you check out. Commercial use is included, which means you can carve it for your own walls, fill custom orders, and sell the finished pieces at shows or online. Download it, load your toolpaths, and put a howling wolf on the bench tonight.
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Customer reviews & carves

★ 4.8 · 5 reviews

tres bien fait mon amie la apprecier

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looks great, easy down load

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I processed it on the machine, it's great and flawless.

— Verified buyer, verified carver

I asked the seller to make me a wolf howling over the moon and she did very good job on her behalf. I haven't carved it out yet, but it's going to be done in the future. I would recommend the seller to anybody.

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Excelente, muito bom o arquivo.

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