Walnut on White Wood Look Engraving Acrylic – 1/16"

Realistic walnut-look microsurfaced acrylic with a white core – laser engrave or CNC route the wood-look surface to reveal crisp, high-contrast white designs.

Bring the warmth and appearance of wood to signs, displays, awards, and custom projects without the variability of natural wood. Walnut on White Wood Look Engraving Acrylic is a two-ply, impact-modified acrylic featuring a realistic walnut-look microsurface over a contrasting white acrylic substrate. Engrave through the approximately 0.003" walnut surface layer to expose the white underneath, creating clean, permanent graphics without paint filling or additional color application.

The wood-look surface provides the visual character of walnut while offering the consistency and fabrication advantages of an engineered engraving substrate. Unlike natural wood, there are no knots or variations in density to contend with when engraving detailed text, logos, and graphics.

Part of the Duets Laser Indoor line, this material is designed specifically for indoor applications and works with laser engraving, laser cutting, rotary engraving, CNC routing, UV-LED printing, and other fabrication methods.

Why Buy from MakerStock?

• Realistic Walnut Appearance: Get the warm, natural look of walnut with the consistency and ease of fabrication of an acrylic engraving material.

• High-Contrast Engraving: Engrave through the walnut-look surface to reveal a permanent white image underneath.

• Ultra-Thin Microsurface: The approximately 0.003" walnut-look face requires only shallow engraving to expose the contrasting white substrate.

• Laser & CNC Ready: Designed for laser engraving and cutting, rotary engraving, CNC routing, and other fabrication methods.

• UV-LED Printable: Suitable for UV-LED printing when projects require additional graphics or color.

• Easy to Fabricate: Material can be cut, routed, drilled, scored, sheared, bonded, and thermoformed using appropriate fabrication techniques.

• Affordable and Fast Shipping: $12 flat-rate shipping per 50lb box across the continental US from our two warehouses in PA and UT.

• No Minimum Order Requirements: Order one sheet for a project or stock up for your business, school, makerspace, or fabrication shop.

Perfect For

• Interior Signs: Create office signs, business signs, directories, room identification, and branded interior signage with a warm wood appearance.

• Directional & Wayfinding Signs: Produce room numbers, directional markers, facility signs, directories, and identification panels.

• Awards & Trophies: Engrave personalized award plates, plaques, trophy components, recognition pieces, and commemorative displays.

• Nameplates & Tags: Create professional desk plates, door signs, name badges, identification tags, and personalized markers.

• Retail & Display Signage: Create product signs, price markers, menu boards, promotional displays, shelf markers, and branded fixtures.

• Hospitality & Restaurant Signage: Produce table numbers, reserved signs, room identification, menus, directories, and other interior signage with a wood-inspired appearance.

• Makerspace & School Projects: Create laser-cut signs, student projects, nameplates, classroom labels, STEM projects, and custom fabrication.

• Custom Gifts & Décor: Make personalized signs, ornaments, tags, decorative panels, plaques, and other projects with the appearance of walnut.

Project Inspiration

• Sign Makers: Laser engrave lettering, logos, icons, and graphics into the walnut-look surface to reveal contrasting white underneath.

• Businesses: Create warm, professional office signs, directories, nameplates, door signs, and branded displays.

• Restaurants & Hospitality: Produce table numbers, reserved signs, room identification, menu displays, and directional signage with a natural wood aesthetic.

• Awards & Recognition: Create plaques, achievement awards, donor recognition pieces, trophy plates, and commemorative displays.

• Retailers: Build product signs, display labels, price markers, promotional pieces, and branded fixtures that complement natural or rustic interiors.

• Makers: Turn custom artwork, typography, patterns, and illustrations into permanent wood-look engraved designs without paint filling.

Explore Related Products

• Other Two-Color Engraving Acrylics: Explore additional surface and core combinations for signs, labels, awards, displays, and custom engraving projects.

• Colored Cast Acrylic: Choose solid-color acrylic for projects where you want the same color throughout the material.

• Baltic Birch Plywood: Choose real wood when your project requires a natural plywood construction and exposed wood edges.

Specifications

• Material: Microsurfaced impact-modified acrylic.

• Surface Color / Appearance: Walnut wood look.

• Core / Engraved Color: White.

• Total Thickness: 1/16" (1.6mm).

• Walnut Microsurface: Approximately 0.003" thick.

• Recommended Engraving Depth: Approximately 0.003" to expose the white substrate.

• Engravable Side: Front engravable.

• Masking: Film masked on the front (engraving) side only. The reverse side is unmasked.

• Indoor / Outdoor Rating: Indoor use only.

• UV-LED Printable: Yes.

• Thermoformable: Yes; material can be heat bent using appropriate fabrication techniques.

• Additional Fabrication: Can be sheared, scored, and drilled using appropriate techniques.

• Product Code: L-W10-116.

• Tolerances: All MakerStock panel dimensions are cut to tolerances of +0"/-0.188".

Suggested Laser Settings

Laser settings should always be treated as a starting point. Results can vary based on machine condition, optics, focus, exhaust, material batch, and other factors. Test on a scrap piece before beginning your finished project.

35 Watt Systems – Laser Indoor / Laser XT

• Raster Power: 40

• Raster Speed: 100

• Vector Power: 45

• Vector Speed: 20

50 Watt Systems – Laser Indoor / Laser XT

• Raster Power: 30

• Raster Speed: 100

• Vector Power: 35

• Vector Speed: 20

Pro Tip

You only need to remove the thin walnut-look microsurface when engraving. The surface layer is approximately 0.003" thick, so avoid engraving unnecessarily deep into the white substrate. A shallow, properly focused engraving pass will generally produce sharper details, cleaner lettering, and stronger walnut-to-white contrast.

The simulated wood grain makes this material particularly useful when you want the appearance of walnut with predictable engraving results. Unlike natural wood, you won't encounter knots or changes in wood density that can affect the consistency of an engraved design.

For detailed graphics or small text, run a test engraving first and adjust power and speed until the walnut surface is cleanly removed without excessive penetration into the white layer.

FAQs

• Is Walnut on White made from real walnut? No. This is a microsurfaced impact-modified acrylic with a walnut-look surface. It provides the appearance of wood while retaining the fabrication characteristics of an engineered engraving material.

• What does "Walnut on White" mean? The sheet has a thin walnut-look microsurface over a white acrylic substrate. Laser engraving or routing through the walnut surface reveals the white underneath, producing permanent two-color graphics.

• Can Walnut on White acrylic be laser cut? Yes. Duets Laser Indoor is designed for laser engraving and vector cutting. Always test your settings first, particularly when working with a new machine or material.

• Can I CNC route or rotary engrave it? Yes. The material can be CNC routed and rotary engraved in addition to laser processing. Use appropriate tooling and settings to remove the walnut-look surface cleanly without cutting unnecessarily deep into the white substrate.

• Can it be used outdoors? No. This Duets Laser Indoor Wood Look material is intended for indoor applications only. For outdoor signage, choose a material specifically rated for exterior use.

• Do I need to paint-fill the engraving? No. Removing the walnut-look microsurface exposes the white acrylic underneath, creating the contrasting graphic without adding paint.

• Why use this instead of real walnut? Walnut-look engraving acrylic provides a consistent surface, uniform thickness, predictable engraving results, and built-in contrasting white graphics. It is a good option when you want a wood-inspired appearance without the natural variation found in real wood.