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Carved wood bas-relief of the Lion of Judah above Jesus walking on water through waves
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Lion of Judah and Christ Walking on Water Bas-Relief STL

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
4.4 × 8 in (112 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.70 in (17.7 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 3 h 35 min (roughing 55 min, finishing 2 h 40 min)
Carving size
6.6 × 12 in (168 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1 in (26.5 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 45 min (roughing 45 min, finishing 3 h)
Carving size
9.9 × 18 in (253 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.6 in (39.8 mm)
Board thickness
2 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 9 h 15 min (roughing 2 h 30 min, finishing 6 h 45 min)
Carving size
13.3 × 24 in (337 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
2.1 in (53 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 11 h 55 min (roughing 5 h 55 min, finishing 6 h)
Carving size
8.4 × 15.2 in (214 × 387 mm)
Relief depth
1.3 in (33.7 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 6 h 20 min (roughing 1 h 30 min, finishing 4 h 50 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
213.8 × 386.8 × 33.66 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.553:1
Carve depth
15.7% of the width
Mesh
2,024,022 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

A crowned lion watches over the waves while Christ walks calmly through the water below. There is real weight in this scene. The lion's mane flows like fire, the eyes hold steady, and the figure beneath carries that quiet sense of peace in the middle of a storm. Carved in wood, this one stops people in their tracks and starts conversations about faith. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for deep shadow and bold layered depth. The mane, the crown of thorns, the rolling water, and the folds of the robe all read cleanly once the toolpaths run, so the finished panel looks closer to hand carving than machine work. It is ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it runs well on a CNC router, a laser engraver, or a 3D printer. For the cleanest result, rough the surface with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover to pull out the fine fur and water texture. Use it for church and chapel decor, prayer room plaques, baptism and confirmation gifts, or a statement piece for a rustic faith wall. Download it the moment you check out and start cutting today. Commercial use is included, so carve it for your own walls, gift it to someone who needs the reminder, or sell the finished pieces at your shows and online. This is a digital STL file only, no physical carving ships. Add it to your library and bring this scene to life in wood.
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Customer reviews & carves

★ 5.0 · 2 reviews

Absolutely love this design. The details throughout this piece of art are awesome. Everything carved super great and I am impressed with the talent to put this together. Thank you. No one will be disappointed with the quality that comes from this artist, have a number of others as well and all look awesome!

— Verified buyer, verified carver

I got the owner to make this for me in a 3D format and I did it and it came out wonderful. Just wanted to say thank you to the owner of this site. Great work! Here is a picture of the finished product after I painted it and stained it

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