About this design
A grizzled wirehaired pointer holds point in the tall grass, tongue out, eyes locked on the flush. Around him a pup looks up and a covey of upland birds breaks from the cover. Carve this in walnut or cherry and you get a hunting scene that stops people in the room, the kind of piece a bird hunter will hang over the mantel and brag about.
This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for deep, honest carving. The wiry coat, the feathered grass, and the layered birds give you real foreground and background separation, so the toolpaths read clean and the shadows do the work. The file is ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it runs well on a CNC router, a 3D printer, or a laser using a heightmap workflow. For the best surface, rough it out with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then bring out the fur and feather detail with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover. Scale it to fit a square plaque, a lodge sign, or a framed wall panel. Pine reads soft and warm, hardwood holds the fine lines crisp.
This is an instant digital download with commercial use included, so carve it for your wall, cut a batch for the shop, or build a one of a kind gift for the hunter in your life. Add it to your cart, send it to the machine, and let the chips fly.