Wood is a renewable and natural organic material that has a larger range of uses with inclusion of so many different places with its easy processing, functionality, versatility, anatomical structure, chemical composition, physical properties, mechanical properties, aesthetic appearance, healthy and environmentally friendly aspects, and hence there is a growing interest in making better use of wood in almost every field of our life. Wood affects the way we think, allows us to accept creative thinking, helps us to communicate with each other, and empowers us to construct meaning from our experiences and also to understand other people’s perspectives. Clearly, wood provides us with unending opportunities to create a happy and prosperous life. Wood, which provides solutions for a wide range of applications, is the material of endless possibilities, but it is a delicate natural material that is vulnerable to both certain situations and environmental factors with regard to abiotic and biotic factors. In the end, its sensitivity to the harmful effects of both abiotic and biotic factors, when exceeding its natural durability level, may cause some restrictions for its applicability as a material, and thus wood must be appropriately and adequately prepared for the intended purpose. As it is accepted and internalized as a valuable material within intercultural interaction, wood, which is an outstanding natural material in meeting our needs and requirements, has been depicted in this article in the following 4 original depictions with distinctive compositions constructed with styles and structures as different as possible with a mentality foresight upon the basis of “Wood is the Material of Endless Possibilities”.

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