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Carved wood bas-relief of a squirrel climbing head-down on a branch while holding a pinecone
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Squirrel Climbing Down a Branch with a Pinecone Relief STL

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
5.4 × 8 in (136 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
1 in (26.3 mm)
Board thickness
1.5 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 50 min (roughing 1 h 35 min, finishing 3 h 15 min)
Carving size
8 × 12 in (204 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1.6 in (39.4 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 5 h (roughing 1 h 20 min, finishing 3 h 40 min)
Carving size
12.1 × 18 in (307 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
2.3 in (59.2 mm)
Board thickness
3 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 12 h 45 min (roughing 4 h 30 min, finishing 8 h 10 min)
Carving size
16.1 × 24 in (409 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
3.1 in (78.9 mm)
Board thickness
3.5 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 18 h (roughing 10 h 45 min, finishing 7 h 15 min)
Carving size
10.2 × 15.2 in (259 × 386 mm)
Relief depth
2 in (50 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 8 h 35 min (roughing 2 h 45 min, finishing 5 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
259.17 × 386.36 × 50 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.671:1
Carve depth
19.3% of the width
Mesh
2,023,094 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 bushy-tailed squirrel hangs head-down on a bare branch, one paw wrapped around a fat pinecone, eyes bright and watchful. There is something alive in the pose, that split-second pause before it darts off. Carved in wood, the flowing tail and tucked claws catch the light and throw soft shadows that make the whole panel feel like it could twitch and run. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL built for clean cutting. The fur is layered for real depth, the branch reads crisp against the textured background, and the pinecone scales hold their definition even at smaller sizes. It is tested and ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it runs on a CNC router, a 3D printer, or a laser using a grayscale height workflow. For best results, rough the surface with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at a tight 10 percent stepover to pull out the fine fur and that watchful little face. Scale it up for a cabin wall panel or down for a plaque, a box lid, or a woodland-themed gift. Make it once and use it for years. This is an instant digital download with commercial use included, so you are free to carve it, sell the finished pieces at your shows, or hand one to a hunter or nature lover who will keep it on the wall. Add it to your cart, download the file, and have a squirrel on your bench by the end of the day.
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Customer reviews & carves

★ 5.0 · 1 review

Excellent STL model with outstanding detail and clean geometry. It machined perfectly on my CNC router, and the finished piece carved from solid European beech wood looks fantastic. Highly recommended!

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