Free cardinal SVG

Cardinal head SVG

Cardinal head, as a solid black shape
Cardinal head. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A cardinal head close up: a tall pointed crest, a heavy cone of a beak split by the line of the mouth, the curve of the face mask and a neck that ends in feather points.

Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with it.

What is in the file

Size76 × 100 mm (2.98 × 3.94 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut10: 1 outer edge and 9 cut-outs
Cut length682 mm at this size
Narrowest part1.2 mm at this size
Nodes203 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 1,533 × 2,000 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

Will it cut at your size?

Scaling a design scales its thinnest part too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × heightNarrowest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
0.76 × 1 in (19 × 25 mm)0.3 mm173 mm120Too fine for most machines
1.51 × 2 in (38 × 51 mm)0.61 mm346 mm35Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
2.27 × 3 in (58 × 76 mm)0.91 mm520 mm12Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3.03 × 4 in (77 × 102 mm)1.2 mm693 mm6Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4.54 × 6 in (115 × 152 mm)1.8 mm1,039 mm2Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6.06 × 8 in (154 × 203 mm)2.4 mm1,386 mm1Vinyl, card and thin sheet
9.08 × 12 in (231 × 305 mm)3.7 mm2,079 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest part is the thinnest neck that holds the design together; sharp tips are not counted. For wood and acrylic, keep it at least as wide as the sheet is thick. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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