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Wood relief carving of Jesus with crown of thorns reaching out a hand above disciples in a boat on rough water.
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Jesus Reaching Hand and Storm on the Sea Bas-Relief STL

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
6.3 × 8 in (161 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.78 in (19.9 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 5 h 15 min (roughing 1 h 25 min, finishing 3 h 50 min)
Carving size
9.5 × 12 in (242 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1.2 in (29.8 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 5 h 30 min (roughing 1 h 10 min, finishing 4 h 20 min)
Carving size
14.3 × 18 in (362 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.8 in (44.7 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 13 h 45 min (roughing 4 h 5 min, finishing 9 h 40 min)
Carving size
19 × 24 in (483 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
2.3 in (59.6 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 18 h 10 min (roughing 9 h 35 min, finishing 8 h 35 min)
Carving size
8.2 × 10.4 in (209 × 264 mm)
Relief depth
1 in (25.8 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 (roughing 45 min, finishing 3 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
209.25 × 264 × 25.8 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.793:1
Carve depth
12.3% of the width
Mesh
2,025,238 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

Jesus looks straight out at you, crown of thorns resting low, one hand opened wide as if He's about to pull someone up from the water. Below His arm, a tiny boat rides rough waves with the disciples gathered inside. It's the calming of the storm told in wood, and finished on a slab with that rugged hand-hewn texture, it stops people in their tracks. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for serious depth. The face carries real bone structure and the hand has true anatomy, so the shadows fall the way they should when light rakes across the panel. The carved waves at the base give you layered depth that reads clearly even from across a room. The file is tested and ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it runs well on a CNC router, a resin or FDM 3D printer, or a deep laser engraver depending on your setup. For clean results, rough it out with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover to bring up the beard, the fingers, and the texture in the water. Cut it in walnut, maple, or MDF for church decor, altar panels, scripture signs, or a heartfelt gift. You get an instant digital download the moment you check out, with commercial use included. Carve it for your own wall, build a batch for the prayer room, or sell the finished pieces at your booth. Add it to your library and put your machine to work.
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Customer reviews & carves

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Absolutely outstanding STL! The level of detail is incredible, and it carved beautifully on my CNC with very little cleanup. The depth, facial features, hands, and overall composition translated extremely well into wood and produced a professional-looking finished piece. This was for a custom commission, and my customer was blown away by the final result. I'll definitely be purchasing more files from DigitalChiselCo. Highly recommended for anyone looking for high-quality, detailed CNC reliefs.

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