This free dog bone SVG cut file was created as a request from our dog-in-chief Cocoa!
The download below includes two different dog bone designs. One of the dog bones is long and narrow and the other one is shorter and wider – perfect if you wanted to make custom dog tags or anything like that!
You can use the SVG files with any type of cutting machine you like – whether that’s a laser cutter, your CNC router, or even a Cricut or Silhouette machine. And of course, we always include a printable PDF template as well so you can use it to trace onto anything you want to cut out by hand!
Fun Ideas for Things to Make With These
Need some inspiration for what to make with these? We’ve made a list of all the different ways you could use these SVG cutting files for your next project!
Create Wooden Signs: These would make great wooden signs to give as home decor gifts for anyone who has a dog – or of course, you could even decorate your own home! You could add your favorite quotes and sayings or even just personalize it with your dog’s name.
Create Dog Tags: The SVG file is easily resized so that you could definitely use these to cut out dog tags from leather, metal or acrylic, though if cutting metal you would definitely need a cutter that can do it, such as CNC plasma cutter. This is something you might even be able to sell as a personalized gift in your shop.
Make Your Own Dog Toys: You could definitely use these patterns to make your own plush dog toys! A lot of cutting machines can’t handle fabric, but the printable templates are easy enough to trace onto fabric and cut out. Just be sure you leave yourself a 1/4″ seam allowance on all sides!
Create T-Shirts, Coffee Mugs, Hats, + More! Whether you use these to design and cut out your own iron-on transfers or use them for designs to use with your sublimation printer and heat-press, you are sure to enjoy these for all kinds of fun personalized crafts and gifts!
Add a Decorative Touch to Things You’ve Built for Your Dog: You could definitely use these dog bones to decorate a dog toy box you’ve built or even a food dish stand or maybe even their dog house!
Pet toys and accessories are always hugely popular and are definitely included on our big list of woodworking projects to sell – and yes, you most definitely can use these free dog bone SVGs as well as all of our other free SVGs for whatever you make and sell.
Are you a teacher with a makerspace? There are all kinds of things you could make with your students, whether you create them for their own pets or create a project to help donate to an animal shelter in need.
Download the Free Dog Bone SVG Files
Below you will find the download link for the free dog bone files – simply click and enjoy! You will receive the SVG files, a printable PDF and also the PNG files in case you should need them.
The two bone files, measured
We measured both SVGs in the download. dog-bone1 is the long, narrow bone: its height is only 39% of its width, so at 4 inches long it is 1.57 inches tall, with about 11.4 inches of cutting. dog-bone2 is the short, chunky bone (58% as tall as it is wide), the better shape for tags: at 1.5 inches wide it is 0.87 inches tall and has about 4.8 inches of cutting.
Both bones are drawn as a thin outline (the inside and outside of a line), not a solid shape. To cut a solid bone, hide the inner edge with Contour in Cricut Design Space, or release the compound path and delete the inner shape in Silhouette Studio or Inkscape. Otherwise the machine cuts a thin ring.
Worked example: a dog tag
Most dog tags are between 1 and 1.5 inches across. Set dog-bone2 to 1.5 inches wide and it comes out 0.87 inches tall. Add a hole for the split ring: a 1/8 inch (about 3 mm) circle centred in one end lobe, with at least 1/8 inch of material between the hole and the edge so it does not tear out. Attach the circle to the bone in Cricut Design Space, or make a compound path in Silhouette Studio or Inkscape, so it cuts as a hole in the right place. Small text on a tag this size needs a bold font; engrave it rather than cutting it, and keep letters at least about 3/16 inch tall so they stay readable.
Worked example: a sewn plush bone toy
For a plush toy, size the finished bone first and add the seam allowance to the pattern. A finished dog-bone1 toy 8 inches long is 3.14 inches tall. With a 1/4 inch seam allowance all round, the paper pattern needs to be 8.5 inches long and 3.64 inches tall. In Design Space or Inkscape you can do this with an offset of 0.25 inch rather than resizing, which keeps the lobes the right shape. Cut two pieces, sew right sides together leaving a 2 inch gap on a straight side, turn, stuff and close.
Material notes
- Leather tags: a cutting machine with a knife blade handles thin tooling leather; thicker leather is easier with a craft knife or a laser, traced from the PDF.
- Acrylic and wood tags: cut on a laser, then sand the edges. The narrow neck of dog-bone1 is fragile in 3 mm material at tag size, so use dog-bone2 for anything under 2 inches.
- Anything a dog will chew: vinyl, acrylic and painted wood are decorations, not toys. Keep small cut pieces away from pets.
Machine settings change with the blade, the mat and the brand of material, so treat any setting as a starting point and do a small test cut first.
I really hope you enjoy these and of course you know I would LOVE to see what you make! Share your projects with us in the comments section below!
For a pet name tag, pair a bone with initials from our bubble letter monogram maker; the bold fonts cut cleanly at small sizes.