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Bas-relief wood carving of a squirrel on a branch holding a pinecone with a large bushy tail
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Squirrel on a Branch Bas-Relief STL with Pinecone and Bushy Tail

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
6.2 × 8 in (157 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.74 in (18.8 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 5 h (roughing 1 h 20 min, finishing 3 h 45 min)
Carving size
9.3 × 12 in (236 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1.1 in (28.1 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 20 min (roughing 1 h 5 min, finishing 4 h 10 min)
Carving size
13.9 × 18 in (354 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.7 in (42.2 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 13 h 10 min (roughing 3 h 45 min, finishing 9 h 25 min)
Carving size
18.6 × 24 in (472 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
2.2 in (56.3 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 17 h 15 min (roughing 8 h 50 min, finishing 8 h 25 min)
Carving size
21.6 × 28 in (549 × 710 mm)
Relief depth
2.6 in (65.6 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 25 h 25 min (roughing 14 h, finishing 11 h 25 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
549.42 × 710.26 × 65.57 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.774:1
Carve depth
11.9% of the width
Mesh
2,030,350 triangles · 96.8 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 squirrel scrambles down a bare branch, pinecone hugged tight against its chest, tail flared into a soft plume above its back. You can almost feel the nervous flick of those whiskers. Carve this one in walnut or oak and the fur catches the light like the real thing, every strand standing out against a hand-tooled background that looks chiseled by hand. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for makers who care about the small stuff. The depth is genuine, from the deep gouge marks behind the figure to the fine separation of toes and tail hair, so your toolpaths read crisp and the shadows do the work. It runs clean in Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it carves well on a CNC router, prints nicely on a 3D printer, and converts to grayscale for laser engraving. For the cleanest result, rough it out with a 6mm end mill at a 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose finishing at 10 percent stepover to pull out the fur and the scales of the pinecone. Scale it up for a statement wall panel or keep it modest for a cabin sign or a gift plaque. The download is instant, so you can be cutting tonight. Commercial use is included, which means you are free to carve it, sell the finished pieces at shows or online, or hand one over as a gift the woodland lover in your life will keep for years. Add it to your cart and put a squirrel on your bench.
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