{
  "opening": "Print wood-filled PLA on a 0.4 mm or larger nozzle at the row's PLA temperatures. Bambu lists PLA Wood at 190–240 °C (374–464 °F), marks 0.2 mm not compatible, and does not require a hardened nozzle. A 0.6 mm nozzle is a clog hedge from the fiber section of that guide, not a requirement on the wood row.",
  "question": "How do I print wood-filled filament?",
  "slug": "wood",
  "useCase": "pla",
  "useCaseLabel": "PLA",
  "updated": "2026-10-19",
  "shortAnswer": "Print wood-filled PLA on a 0.4 mm or larger nozzle at the row's PLA temperatures. Bambu lists PLA Wood at 190–240 °C (374–464 °F), marks 0.2 mm not compatible, and does not require a hardened nozzle. A 0.6 mm nozzle is a clog hedge from the fiber section of that guide, not a requirement on the wood row.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "pla"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "Bambu's nozzle table marks PLA Wood not compatible with 0.2 mm and compatible with 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8 mm. Hardened steel is not required for that row.",
    "The same guide's fiber section says particle-filled filaments, including glow and marble, want hardened steel, and that a larger nozzle lowers clog risk. PLA Wood is not in that particle list. Do not copy the 0.6 mm first-choice line onto wood unless you are clogging.",
    "Bambu says certain PLA Wood is compatible with the AMS and not recommended for AMS lite, because brittle filament can break in the lite path."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "The Bambu wood row already publishes a nozzle range and a nozzle-size table.",
    "Three catalog rows exist, so the temperature is not a guess from a birdhouse photo."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "Prusament woodfill has no nozzle or bed in the catalog, so it is not ranked here.",
    "The supplied comments are about sparrows, sun-aged PLA, and a dirty bed. They do not set a nozzle size."
  ],
  "community": "r/3Dprinting 1w14zsq is a wood PLA birdhouse the poster says lasted three years. The score-361 comment is about sparrows and a spider. The score-118 comment is about plain PLA left in the sun, a dashboard, and a greenhouse, not about wood-fill settings. r/3Dprinting 1jl2esa asks for post-processing tips. The score-17 comment says print the finest layers you can and maybe use a matte clear coat, and it says that is spitballing. r/FixMyPrint zudhen's score-53 comment is about a dirty bed. No excerpt was supplied for r/FixMyPrint 1eqtpsj or r/3Dprinting 1gt1fu5. The bank titles there are wood-PLA stringing and bumpy walls.",
  "related": [
    "clog",
    "cf",
    "pla_print",
    "drying",
    "ams"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "Do I have to use a 0.6 mm nozzle?",
      "a": "Not from Bambu's wood row. 0.4 mm is marked compatible and 0.2 mm is marked not compatible. Their fiber section prefers 0.6 mm hardened steel for carbon and glass fills because it clogs less. That line is for those fills."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does the three-year birdhouse mean wood PLA is outdoor-safe?",
      "a": "The post says that one print lasted three years. The comments do not test UV or heat. Prusa's PLA article still says PLA degrades under UV and softens over 60 °C (140 °F). Outdoor use is the PLA outdoor page."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Bambu Lab filament guide",
      "url": "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/general/filament-guide-material-table",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu PLA Wood technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambus_PLA_Wood_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf?v=1731406725",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Spectrum PLA Wood technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://spectrumfilaments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/en_tds_spectrum_wood.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open Filament Database, Fiberlogy FiberWood",
      "url": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/fiberlogy/materials/PLA/filaments/fiberwood/index.json",
      "kind": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 1w14zsq",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1w14zsq/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 1jl2esa",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1jl2esa/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/FixMyPrint zudhen",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/comments/zudhen/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/FixMyPrint 1eqtpsj",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/comments/1eqtpsj/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 1gt1fu5",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1gt1fu5/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "Catalog nozzle 190–240 °C (374–464 °F) and bed 35–45 °C (95–113 °F). Drying on the row is 55 °C (131 °F) for 8 hours. Hardened nozzle is blank. Bambu's filament table matches the 190–240 °C (374–464 °F) nozzle and says a hardened nozzle is not required.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PLA Wood",
      "material": "PLA",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/pla-wood",
      "nozzle": "190–240 °C (374–464 °F)",
      "bed": "35–45 °C (95–113 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambus_PLA_Wood_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf?v=1731406725",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "Spectrum PLA Wood lists a nozzle of 190–220 °C (374–428 °F) and a bed of 0–45 °C (32–113 °F) on its data sheet. Drying hours are blank on the row.",
      "brand": "Spectrum",
      "product": "PLA WOOD",
      "material": "PLA",
      "url": "/brand/spectrum/pla-wood",
      "nozzle": "190–220 °C (374–428 °F)",
      "bed": "0–45 °C (32–113 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://spectrumfilaments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/en_tds_spectrum_wood.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "Fiberlogy FiberWood lists a nozzle of 190–230 °C (374–446 °F) and a bed of 50–70 °C (122–158 °F) in the Open Filament Database. The brand is one a wood-fill comment names. Drying is blank.",
      "brand": "Fiberlogy",
      "product": "PLA FiberWood",
      "material": "PLA",
      "url": "/brand/fiberlogy/pla-fiberwood",
      "nozzle": "190–230 °C (374–446 °F)",
      "bed": "50–70 °C (122–158 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}