Woodgrain Tissue Box Cover

Clean, naturalistic design that fits comfortably in both contemporary and traditional spaces. The box cover looks like it was cut out of a solid piece of wood.

The wood grain texture is highly detailed and impressively realistic. You can actually feel it. Elegant and understated, this is a tissue box cover that quietly complements your home decor.

Which Tissue Boxes does this Fit?
 

This was modeled based on the Kleenex brand cube box size (bought mine at Costco) - but this may fit other brand cube-shaped tissue boxes as well. 

The inside dimensions are 115mm (width) and 130mm tall. Measure your box if you have doubts. You can adjust the scale in the slicer slightly if needed for larger or smaller boxes (small scale adjustments shouldn't throw off the woodgrain texture).

Or, if you refill using  “loose” tissues, you can print the optional bottom cover (seperate profile) and then use any brand tissues you want.

Printing Details

This is a high-detail print, and for best results, I recommend keeping the 0.08 mm layer height specified in my profile. The woodgrain modifier is deeply detailed, and the print time reflects that — about 18–20 hours. Yes, it's a long print, but the results speak for themselves. If you slice and find it is significantly shorter than 18 hours, likely that means somehow the layer height was reset. While it still will print OK at higher layer heights, ensure you are using 0.08 for best quality.

Standard PLA works fine, but if you happen to have Wood PLA (a PLA composite with real wood fibers), you’ll have the added bonus of being able to stain it for an even more authentic finish.

Especially if you do use Wood PLA - do yourself a favor and dry it if it's not already. Wood PLA absorbs more water than regular PLA and if you are investing 18+ hours to print this, you want your filament in prime condition so you get the optimum quality.

I suggest using a smooth build plate as any surface texture will interfere with the crisp 3D woodgrain on the top surface. Even though I typically use textured PEI, I switched to a smooth plate for this model, and it made a positive difference.

Update

I’ve recently designed an additional full-size rectangular (Costco-style) tissue box version with the same wood-grain feature. I’ve printed test pieces to confirm the fit, but I haven’t printed the entire box yet since it’s a 30+ hour print and my things-to-print-queue is backed up. I’m confident the fit is correct, but I’d like to publish the model with a nice photo of a finished print. If anyone is interested in helping out, I’d love a community test print. I can send the 3MF file to anyone willing to print it and take a good photo of the result. Once I have a photo, I’ll release the full-size version to everyone. If no volunteers, I'll eventually get around to printing it myself and taking photos and releasing it. But if you want the larger size more quickly, send me a direct message via my profile.

Wood PLA Staining Notes

The model looks great straight off the printer, but I think staining takes it to the next level. My photos show both the raw print and the post-stain version. Of course, you can use any PLA (you don't have to use a wood composite). But I think wood PLA does add to the charm of the print.

If you do decide to use wood stain, obviously you'll need a wood-based PLA filament otherwise the stain won't really adhere. So far, I've stained the below brand's wood filaments and I rank them in this order (best to meh):

1. Sunlu (the ‘short’ rolls are annoying to use in the AMS but the results are amazing)
2. Eryone (the natural style color is great for staining)
3. Hatchbox (pretty much tied with the Eryone - very similar results)
4. Amolen (I  personally wouldn't buy this again. This is the most ‘regular PLA’ of the bunch - it doesn't accept stain as well as the the other brands in my experience and the surface is more ‘plastic-y’ compared to the others)

I've printed with Bambu Lab PLA Wood, but haven't yet tried to stain it. Based on Bambu's filament record, I expect it would perform well, but I can't vouch for it yet. If you have used and recommend other wood PLA's, feel free to share your experience in the comments.

For the most flexibility, I suggest starting with a light or natural wood PLA base color — this gives you more options when choosing a stain.

I used standard Minwax penetrating stain, specifically Dark Walnut. But use whatever stain you prefer. I wiped it on with a rag, let it soak for a few minutes, and then wiped it off. Pro tip: better to leave it on for less time than too long. Ask me how I know. 😉

If you leave the stain on too long, it may blotch or soak in unevenly. I didn’t time it exactly, but I believe I left it on for around 3 or 4 minutes and it came out well.

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Special Thanks

Originally, I was going to do a more stylized wood pattern. But I was inspired by the work of fellow maker PanDan, who created a beautiful natural grain texture with a unique implementation. With his permission, I pivoted my design to use a similar approach. The result is a much more authentic-looking texture — and I’m excited to share it with you. 

I may still release my stylized version as well in the future (it's unfinished).