How to approach very large pockets

First, an Advanced V carving:

which previews well with sharp corners:

You’re removing a lot of material — it will help to optimize feeds and speeds, see:

REST machining (if you have Pro) would work as:

and you can see the material which it would remove:

Note that rather than cutting a slot the same width as the diameter of the endmill:

(esp. one which is greater in depth than the length of the cutting flutes on the tool in question)

one should add geometry:

Apply

and cut as a pocket down to tab height:

and then allow the cut to finish with the perimeter cut which will cut the balance of the material — if desired, it could be started at the bottom of the previous pocket:

If you’re making a frame, perhaps you would want to make it out of separate boards rather than a sheet good or glue-up? See:

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