Photoshop Wood Grain Introduction
Create a new layer in Photoshop by going to
File> new and fill it with a light brownish, slightly orange color by using photobucket tool. Try different colours depending on the type of wood grain you want to create.
Goto
Filter->Noise->Add Noise and add some noise with the following settings.

Goto Next goto
Filter->Blur->MotionBlur and use these settings
[Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...](opens in popup) Your image should look something like this. Next take the following steps
- Duplicate the Layer
- Goto Image->Adjustments->Desaturate
- Set the layer's blending mode to soft light and give it a low opacity
