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Bas-relief carving of a bull moose head with antlers in a mountain and pine scene under a crescent moon
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Moose Head Mountain Scene Bas-Relief Carving with Crescent Moon

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
7.9 × 8 in (201 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.80 in (20.3 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 6 h 35 min (roughing 1 h 50 min, finishing 4 h 45 min)
Carving size
11.9 × 12 in (302 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1.2 in (30.5 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 6 h 55 min (roughing 1 h 30 min, finishing 5 h 20 min)
Carving size
17.8 × 18 in (453 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.8 in (45.7 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 17 h 15 min (roughing 5 h 10 min, finishing 12 h 5 min)
Carving size
23.8 × 24 in (604 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
2.4 in (61 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 23 h (roughing 12 h 15 min, finishing 10 h 45 min)
Carving size
9.7 × 9.8 in (247 × 249 mm)
Relief depth
0.98 in (24.9 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 10 h 30 min (roughing 3 h 20 min, finishing 7 h 10 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
246.6 × 248.85 × 24.9 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.991:1
Carve depth
10.1% of the width
Mesh
2,026,474 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

A bull moose turns his head into the moonlight, antlers spread wide against a ridge of pines and a peak that catches the last bit of evening light. A thin crescent moon and a scatter of stars sit in the circle behind him. Carved into walnut or pine, this one feels like the front porch of a cabin at dusk, quiet and a little wild. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL, built from a piece that was hand carved first and then 3D scanned, so you keep the soft tool marks and real grain instead of that flat computer-perfect look. The depth reads beautifully across the muzzle, the layered antlers, and the distant trees, and the toolpaths run clean from the deep round border out to the fine fur. It is ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it works on a CNC router, a resin or FDM 3D printer, and a laser engraver using a heightmap workflow. For a crisp finish, rough it out with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover. Scale it to a small plaque or a full lodge panel and the detail holds. Use it for rustic wall art, cabin and lodge signs, furniture inlays, and gifts for hunters and anyone who loves the backcountry. This is an instant digital download with commercial use included, so carve it, sell your finished pieces, or make one for someone who would hang it over the fireplace. Add it to your library and put it on the machine tonight.
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