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Bas-relief carving of the face of Jesus with crown of thorns revealed through a wood cross cutout
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Face of Christ Revealed Through a Cross Bas-Relief STL

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
5.6 × 8 in (142 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.65 in (16.4 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 4 h 25 min (roughing 1 h, finishing 3 h 20 min)
Carving size
8.4 × 12 in (212 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
0.97 in (24.6 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 4 h 40 min (roughing 50 min, finishing 3 h 45 min)
Carving size
12.5 × 18 in (319 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.5 in (37 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 11 h 25 min (roughing 2 h 55 min, finishing 8 h 30 min)
Carving size
16.7 × 24 in (425 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
1.9 in (49.3 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 14 h 35 min (roughing 7 h, finishing 7 h 35 min)
Carving size
10.8 × 15.5 in (274 × 393 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 8 h 10 min (roughing 1 h 50 min, finishing 6 h 15 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
273.7 × 392.62 × 31.74 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.697:1
Carve depth
11.6% of the width
Mesh
2,023,838 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

The face of Jesus emerges through a cross, the crown of thorns pressing into His brow, His eyes carrying a quiet weight that stops you in the doorway. Half hidden, half revealed, this is the kind of piece that turns heads and softens voices. Carved in walnut or oak with a warm stain, it reads like something handed down through generations. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for depth and shadow. The cutout cross frames the sculpted face so the recessed areas catch real shadow, while the thorns, the parted lips, and the strands of hair stay crisp under the finishing pass. The model is ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it runs clean on a CNC router. It also prints well on a 3D printer for painting or casting, and it works through height-map workflows on a laser engraver. For the best surface, rough it out with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then bring out the fine detail with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover. Scale it up for a church wall panel or down for a small plaque without losing the eyes or the thorns. Think wall art, chapel and altar decor, prayer room pieces, Easter and Good Friday projects, and meaningful gifts. You get an instant digital download with commercial use included, so carve it for yourself, sell the finished pieces at your shows, or gift one to someone who needs it. Add this Christ relief to your library and put it on the machine this week.
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Customer reviews & carves

★ 5.0 · 2 reviews

Great file, wish it would have had a little bit more space to the right side of the cross

— Verified buyer, verified carver

it came out beautiful once I added the stain to it

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