Wood Texture Prints

[Bryan Murphy]

I saw this on Reddit and figured the group would like it.  I am definitely going to try this at some point.  If I understand correctly, the author applied a wood texture bump map to the final model:

Here's the original Reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1pj2fyb/this_cupholder_turned_out_awesome/

Bryan

[W'Ren]

 Beautiful 

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[Bryan Eckert]

This is the technique - you use a model of a log (seriously) as a print modifier.

https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/add-wood-grain-texture-to-3d-prints-with-a-model-of-a-log/

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

Great stuff!

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Bryan - will admit - the part pic looks AWESOME!!!

But, OK - I will be just a Tad bit Cynical...

Although it looks like wood - in regards to Texture - it would be MUCH Nicer to see something like that - but, with something like a Wood filled PLA. As in, if one is going to do the Texture - print something to actually LOOK like wood! But, one reason why they may not do that - is cause it might look a tad hokey - since the texture is there - but, not the color variations! 

All this being said - DANG - I have a project for which this technique could be a PERFECT Addition!!!

-K

[Bryan Murphy]

That's my plan, to try some wood filled PLA and see how that goes.  I've seen some content where they vary the temperature of the nozzle to also vary the coloration to make it look more like real wood.  I'm not sure how to do that but I would be curious to see how the combined effects turn out.

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Yeah - NOW you're Talking! Combine the Texture effect with the "burning" of the filament effect to have it changes colors - and to truly simulate wood grain - and that together could produce some great results! If you end up trying to do that - definitely keep us posted. 

-K

[Bryan Eckert]

So I tried this making a small cylinder in the slicer and applying the modifier file. 

Set the infill on the modifier 90 degrees to the main object infill (I.e. infill is normally at 45 degrees so set the modifier to 135), and enable fuzzy skin on the modifier. 

Hard to see on this red filament, but it works great.

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

IS this the same technique used by Bryan Murphy???

Ironically - I got a small box of stuff from my storage unit last week - and found TWO Different Test "spools" of Wood type filament samples. 

This is:   

I really, REALLY Need to do a test with this filament. Hopefully it's still Viable - as it's OLD!!!

-K