A wooden door
Wood (also lumber or timber) was a hardened fibrous, natural material found on several plants, namely trees.
In the form of planks, it was among the early materials used to make sailing ships and sledges, as well as houses, buildings and furniture. (TOS: "Balance of Terror", VOY: "The Voyager Conspiracy", "Heroes and Demons", "Resolutions") Some sculptures were also worked from wood. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks") It had additional uses, including as a component in wood alcohol and, historically, as replacement teeth and shoes. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever", VOY: "Fair Haven", Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Wood was also used as fuel for fire; however, by 2344, magnesite fuel had replaced the use of firewood as standard material for fires in the Federation. (VOY: "Tattoo") Nevertheless, wood-fire was still used in certain ovens to make food in the late 24th century, like pizza. (PIC: "Nepenthe") The smoke from a wood fire had a particular smell. (PIC: "The End is the Beginning") There were also times when this fuel was unavailable and reversion to burning wood was required for light and warmth. (VOY: "Innocence") Still, certain kinds of wood were unable to be easily burned. (VOY: "Basics, Part I")
In the past, the Bajorans often used saber saws to cut wood, while by the 24th century, laser torches were often used. (DS9: "Explorers") On Earth, axes could be used to chop wood. (Star Trek Generations)
The Xam Abathwa tribe in Africa originated a creation myth of a girl who threw wood ash into the sky to create the Milky Way Galaxy. (DIS: "Brother")
Lieutenant Valeris related a story of 19th century workers on Earth throwing their wooden shoes, called "sabots," into the machines they felt would replace them to stop them. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
In 2151, the Novan Akary was trapped under a large wooden trunk on the ground of an underground well. He was rescued by Captain Jonathan Archer and Jamin when Archer cut the trunk into two pieces by using his phase-pistol. (ENT: "Terra Nova")
The Vulcan monastery at P'Jem had a large double-sized wooden door and the office of Groppler Zorn also had a wooden door. (ENT: "The Andorian Incident"; TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
The creatures of Taurus II used wood and leather to create rudimentary tools, such as spears, in 2267. (TOS: "The Galileo Seven")
In 2268, Spock used the example of wood turning into ivory, among others, to explain that the dikironium cloud creature would have to alter its molecular structure to avoid being detected on a sensor scan. (TOS: "Obsession")
The alien known as Trelane appeared to burn wood in his illusory fireplace. (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos")
The isolated tribe descended from the Rubber Tree People still chopped down trees for firewood in the 24th century. (VOY: "Tattoo")
While on the planet Aldea, Harry Bernard sculpted a dolphin from Zadar IV out of a piece of wood. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")
Captain Jean-Luc Picard used a wooden limb, broken into two pieces, to stabilize Beverly Crusher's broken leg while trapped in an underground room on the planet Minos in 2364. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom")
In a school lesson taught by the Barkonian, Talur, where she explained her understanding of basic elements by using wood as an example. She explained that "the rock in this wood can be felt by its weight and by its hardness. If we expose the wood to flame, we can encourage the fire within the wood to show itself. We can also see smoke, which is a part of the sky. The water in wood is difficult to see. Sometimes the elements are buried deep within the objects, but the four elements are always there."
Jayden, who was in reality the amnesiatic Soong-type android named Data, upon hearing Talur's explanation, told her that he did not believe her reasoning to be correct. He explained that, "I believe you are reasoning by analogy, classifying objects and phenomena according to superficial observation rather than empirical evidence." He further elaborated that "Wood, for example, does not contain fire simply because it is combustible, nor does it contain rock simply because it is heavy. Wood, like any complex organic form, is composed of thousands of different chemical compounds, none of which is fire." (TNG: "Thine Own Self")
Quark had a wooden chewstick when he was young, whereas Rom had a tooth sharpener made out of latinum. (DS9: "Family Business")
The Pike City Pioneers chose wooden baseball bats over those made of polyduranide. (DS9: "Family Business")
Nick Locarno noted in 2381 that wood paneling was part of Starfleet ship design. (LD: "Old Friends, New Planets")
In 3190, some considered the appearance of wall panels made from wood of the Tuli tree to be "classy." (DIS: "Stormy Weather") This wood was also used to make boxes. (DIS: "Labyrinths")
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External links[]
- Wood at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Wood at Wikipedia