WOOD IS THE BEST, ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY MATERIAL. ITS NATURAL BEAUTY IS EQUAL TO ITS STRENGTH. ITS SOFTNESS IS EQUAL TO ITS RIGIDITY. ARTISTS CHOOSE WOOD BECAUSE OF ITS TEXTURE AND EASY CONFIGURATION TO CREATE VARIETY OF FORMS OF NATURE, ANIMALS ETC. SOME SKILLED EGYPTIAN HANDS IN HAGAZA (UPPER EGYPT VILLAGE) CONVERTED WOOD INTO BEAUTIFUL HANDICRAFTS SUITABLE AS HOUSE DECORATION OR KITCHEN ARTICLES.