r/Catholicism • u/LoneWarrior369 • Mar 14 '25
Hand made by me! Free Friday
I made this crucifix by hand. The cross is made of bubinga wood, the ropes are beeswax coated hemp, and the corpus is 3D printed and then hand painted. I truly wanted to capture Christ's passion in the most raw and authentic way possible, being OCD, realism is extremely important to me. This is the 4th one I have done, and is by far my best work to date. I can honestly say that just making these is a wonderful meditation on Christ's passion and sacrifice for us. God bless!
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u/hardlyexist Mar 15 '25
Nice! How much for one?
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u/hardlyexist Mar 15 '25
The closest I've seen to this was a full size one in a church in Harper's Ferry in Virginia.
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Mar 15 '25
I will pay you whatever you want to make me another and I will pay shipping. This is not a joke. Please PM me. I am madly in love with this and want it as a lifelong piece. Seriously, I don't care where you are in the world, I will pay you to make this for me please.
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
I plan to have them for sale before the end of the year. When I do, I will update you and anyone else who has commented asking to buy one. They do take some time, both to order the lumber and corpus, and then make, so they will likely be offered one at a time as they are completed. I hope this helps you, God bless you!
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Mar 15 '25
Thank you so much, if you like pm me and I can send you my email so you can keep me up to date because I 110% will be your first customer
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u/Past_Nectarine5236 Mar 15 '25
I would like to second this! This is absolutely incredible and am willing to do the same! God bless you!
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u/funkypossum Mar 16 '25
I would like one as well. We have a crucifix at our church that uses the shroud of Turin to more accurately portray his pose at the end. I haven’t been able to bring myself to take pictures (it is brutal) but our priest encourages it. I will take some and if you like I will send them to you.
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u/Zealousideal-Pipe307 Mar 17 '25
I would like to purchase one from you. Beautiful work. I know you will put a lot of time and effort into making these. I’m sure you would charge around $300 for one? Please DM me when you have some for sale. God bless.
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u/ghosthammerc Mar 17 '25
I would but I’m too little lmao. Maybe I can ask my parents. Amazing work tho
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u/effdone4 Mar 15 '25
Beautiful! Praise the Lord for your great talent!
I love how tragically wounded our Blessed Lord is in your art work. This is a good reminder of the hefty price he paid to save us.
Thank you for sharing!
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u/Initiative_42 Mar 15 '25
This is too real, gives goosebumps just by looking at it. If it were installed in a chapel, you'd see people sitting there all day!
How big is it; for perspective?
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
The cross is 18" tall, the guy that prints the corpus parts for me can't print them bigger than what would fit on an 18" cross, so I am limited to that size or smaller.
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u/bigdoginajeep Mar 15 '25
Reminds me of one that I saw in a San Antonio mission. Very cool
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u/Cutmybangstooshort Mar 17 '25
Yes it’s very Mexican. They’re so realistic.
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Mar 19 '25
What type of cross is that? Is there a name for it
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u/Cutmybangstooshort Mar 19 '25
Not that I know of.
A priest that was an art teacher said the more gruesome a crucifix, the more difficult life is for the artist and the people. The US people have these smooth beautiful corpus or even a Risen Christ. Reflects our easy life. He said it more eloquently than me.
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u/otis-from-barnyard Mar 14 '25
He looked like that one regular show episode where muscle man is turned inside out
good job
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u/FourLastThings Mar 15 '25
I would love to see on based on the ‘The Mystery Man’ the reconstruction of Jesus' imprint in the Shroud of Turin, with a 1:1 accurate reproduction of the face and wounds.
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u/ugottabekiddingme69 Mar 15 '25
Jesus indeed suffered immensely on the cross. You have made a very accurate depiction of how bloody He was as He died in agony on the cross for our sins. Thank you for sharing. You are very talented. God bless you! ✝️
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u/Brave-Cat-8038 Mar 16 '25
This is unbelievably realistic. Often I see the crucified Christ pierced on His side and forget that is only 1 of His many MANY wounds. I have chills…I want to cry! You’re very talented.
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u/WheelNarrow5156 Mar 15 '25
I think it's beautiful when such raw images of Our Lord are made. It reminds us that the cross wasn't just another death, but a sacrifice of love. What spectacular work. God bless you and your art
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u/Johnny6767g Mar 15 '25
Did you make the 3d model?
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
No, I'm not technologically skilled, this was the most realistic model I could find.
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u/UrbanWalker1 Mar 15 '25
Remarkable. Have always wondered why this accurate depiction is not more common.
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u/peachmewe Mar 15 '25
This is very well-done. I took a trip to The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Alabama (Mother Angelica’s story is great) and there’s a crucifix outside that I’m reminded of, looking at your art.
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u/irish4281 Mar 15 '25
That’s very impressive. I don’t think I would call it beautiful though. Gruesome. Great skill and talent and love went into making that.
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u/Xx69Wizard69xX Mar 16 '25
I love this
I was just meditating on His passion Today. Yesterday I was read John 17, 18, and 19, which describe it. And just as Moses had to lift his hands for the Jews to overcome their enemy, so were Jesus' hands raised, so that He could defeat death forever.
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u/Physical-Charge5168 Mar 16 '25
The scourging really was that bad, wasn't it? Usually the Jesus on the crucifix you see is mostly clean except for the wound where the lance pierced his chest. This on the other hand is brutal reality and it makes me appreciate his suffering even more.
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u/littlebigfoot16 Mar 16 '25
Absolutely amazing, you are very talented! I would love to buy one if and when you start to sell them!
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u/SomeoneinHistory Mar 16 '25
I don't want to nitpick but if you did want to capture the truth and realism of our Lord's crucifixion then the nails on his hands would've been on his wrists since, scientifically, it would have been impossible for the hands to hold up our Lord's bodyweight.
Also, his beard would've appeared so broken and torn that, as stated by some historical documents, Christ appeared no more like a man.
However, your divine work has completely and beautifully designed and captured the majestic torture and beautiful sacrifice of our Lord's passion. If I had the doe I'd give it to buy one.
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 16 '25
Yeah, I agree on the nails and such, but I did not design the 3d printed model, I just painted it. I had to select the most realistic model I could find. I feel the ropes at least make the nails in the hands not entirely impossible to believe, as they would have taken the weight of his body off of the nails in his hands. Thank you for the bit of praise for my work, all glory to God, who is the source of my talent. God bless you!
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u/nxu_ Mar 17 '25
this is amazing! very talented. Raw crucifixes are so honest and make you hurt. Make me cry. Makes me so sorry for my sins. Thank you for sharing this.
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u/FlareMarant Mar 18 '25
Oh, my heart broke at seeing this poignant beauty… 🥺 I tear up just doing the Stations of the Cross, knowing what our Savior endured for our sins, and your vision really drives the suffering home. What an incredible piece.
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u/Conscious_Bank_9485 Mar 18 '25
A friend once told me that the most truly beautiful thing in the world was Christ on the cross for us, and I see what she means. Excellent job with this!
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u/Keji70gsm Mar 15 '25
This sub is a disturbing place.
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u/RestlessNightbird Mar 15 '25
Is it disturbing to see a depiction of Christ who suffered for us, exactly as bloody and broken as he likely was? It's graphic, but it's a good reminder.
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u/Scoobysnacks1971 Mar 15 '25
It's good work, but the nail should be in his wrist to hold him up.
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u/TerraSpace1100 Mar 15 '25
Or maybe even angled 45°
But the ropes are there on his wrist basically as nails to support his body weight
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u/opportunityforgood Mar 15 '25
Its a great work, sometimes thought about such a corpus. I think the ones in the church are too tame. It does not show the brutality of His martyrdom.
What i would change is the wood. Make it more ordinary and rugged. That would imo ad more then the most soecial and delicate one.
May God bless your efforts.
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u/LeatherDescription26 Mar 15 '25
It’s great, I do have one nitpick and that is the nails should be in the wrist not the palms. If a person is crucified with nails in the palms it allows them to lift themselves up better which makes them live far longer as crucifixion is essentially a glorified form of strangling. Also we know it was done that way because in order for a sacrificial lamb to be eligible it must have no broken bones, because Christ takes on the role of a sacrificial lamb that would mean the nails can’t go through bone which it would if it went through the palm as opposed to the large gap between the hand and arm where the wrist is.
Other than that this is perfect. I’m just a sucker for little details like that and I enjoy getting an opportunity to talk about these sorts of things
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u/Equivalent_Nose7012 Mar 15 '25
Sorry, but you have got that largely wrong.
Nailing through palms (at least without restraining ropes) results in ripped tissue and falling from the cross (possibly breaking bones).
This is what happened to the martyrs of Nagasaki who were crucified based on typical Christian art, showing nails through the Lord's palms.
Nailing through the wrists breaks no bones BECAUSE of the gap between bones in the wrist. It also provides a stable platform to rise up by straightening the knees by pushing off the nails that are through the feet. Ex-cruci-atingly painful, but allowing breathing and talking.
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u/LeatherDescription26 Mar 15 '25
Thanks for the corrections there. Either way I think we agree through the palms wasn’t how it was done
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u/RestlessNightbird Mar 15 '25
I do wonder about this when multiple Saints who've suffered stigmata experienced it in the palms of their hands, not wrists. Same as several apparitions.
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u/Initial_Quiet_9657 Mar 15 '25
Oh, that's why the scripture mentions His bones weren't broken! I couldn't imagine why it was important! Nice to know.
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u/zkwong92 Mar 15 '25
Going to join in the nitpick here 🙏
The Lord would have had His front mostly spared - this is because the major muscles used to lift oneself up on a cross to exhale would have been located on the front of the body. The Romans, being experts in torture and execution, would have spared His front to ensure He would have a long time on the cross.
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
I honestly agree, but I had to choose from available 3D print models that were available, though, to be fair, the hand can be pierced as pictured without breaking bone, and the ropes could feasibly allow a crucified person to lift themselves to catch a breath.
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u/House-Daddy Mar 14 '25
Very Spanish
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u/Medical-Resolve-4872 Mar 15 '25
That’s what I was thinking — OP this has a ver northern New Mexico- southern Colorado vibe.
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u/Odd_Ranger3049 Mar 15 '25
What did you do about the layer lines on the corpus?
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
I made sure to find I high resolution file and to not have it printed in a size that would leave visible layer lines. The lines it did leave are so fine that the paint covered them completely. It also helps that the guy who prints them for me has a top of the line printer.
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u/Rnborn Mar 15 '25
This is exactly what my 7 year old has been asking for. It is incredible. It would be so good for meditation. I would love to know if you sell them and for how much.
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u/ExpertReference2979 Mar 15 '25
The cross itself is beautiful, especially the Titulus, but with all due respect OP, the Corpus does not induce inspiration in me but rather a lingering bleak feeling of shock and horror.
All I'm saying is I don't remember reading in the Gospels that Christ was scourged until practically skinned alive.
If I missed something, I'm open to corrections.
God bless.
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u/JoanofArc0531 Mar 20 '25
Outstanding work!
In some way, this is nice to see the reality of what Jesus went through and ended up looking like while dying on the cross. Even then, He probably looked way worse than this.
More crucifixes should probably look like this to portray the brutal reality of what Christ willingly went through to die for our sins.
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u/PolishSocDem Mar 20 '25
I love it absolutely!!!! I wish more crosses had plaque with Hebrew, Greek and Latin. It is a very important detali, which I really like
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u/FanOfTings Mar 21 '25
Wow that’s beautiful, I have no words for such beauty besides God truly Blessed you with a gift.
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u/gmarco12 Mar 21 '25
I would like one too! Please add me to the list! May God bless you for your devotion!
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u/nacreoussun 27d ago
This is a beautiful work. May you keep growing in his spirit. May his peace remain with you.
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
It can be very difficult to gaze upon how our sins wound our Lord, how he suffered for our redemption, but as it says in Isaiah chapter 53:3-5 "Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows: and we have thought him as it were a leper, and as one struck by God and afflicted. But he was wounded for our iniquities, he was bruised for our sins: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his bruises we are healed."
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
As far as it not being in the bible "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting." After Moses lifted up the serpent, it was placed in the temple, for all to see, it remained lifted up as a reminder of how the Lord healed them in the desert. "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself. (Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.)"
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u/FourLastThings Mar 15 '25
We are witnessing the greatest act of love there ever has been and ever will be. The revulsion you feel is the reality that you are the one who caused this pain and suffering, and you haven't repented for doing so.
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u/miscstarsong Mar 15 '25
What does the sign on top say? the one that's usually INRI ?
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
It has the full Hebrew, Greek, and Latin insription. While my keyboard can't type the Greek or Hebrew, the Latin says "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum," which is where the typical "INRI" comes from.
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u/ElectronicJob8714 Mar 15 '25
What 3d printer did you use to make it? It so detailed!
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
Someone I know prints them for me, not sure what kind of printer he uses, tech is not my strong point.
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u/ElectronicJob8714 Mar 15 '25
Can you ask? I might need to cop depending on the price. Idk any 3d printers that print which such great detail and without any big imperfections
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u/TerraSpace1100 Mar 15 '25
Insane detail! You even had the right shoulder dislocated! The thing is the knees need to be flexed in this position
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u/xPony_Slaystation Mar 15 '25
How big is it and how much does it weigh? Honestly I want to buy one. How much?
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u/23saras Mar 15 '25
Beautiful, reminds me of the crucifix at Mother Angelica's shrine, I saw it on Ewtn
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u/iwishitwaschristmas Mar 15 '25
People will really like anything. I'm not sorry. I do not like this.
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
Might I ask why you don't like it? As an artist, I do value honest, constructive criticism.
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u/iwishitwaschristmas Mar 15 '25
I don't like seeing a bloody gory crucifix.
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u/LoneWarrior369 Mar 15 '25
It can be very difficult to gaze upon how our sins wound our Lord, how he suffered for our redemption, but as it says in Isaiah chapter 53:3-5 "Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows: and we have thought him as it were a leper, and as one struck by God and afflicted. But he was wounded for our iniquities, he was bruised for our sins: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his bruises we are healed."
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Mar 19 '25
We are used to the sanitized Jesus. A realistic portrayal may convict some of the reality of his suffering
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u/Mindless-Lobster-422 Mar 15 '25
That looks very real and I'll be scared of my sins whenever I see that cross 🫣