Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

2 ways to make it

Made from

tree

Made with

saw

4steps from the big bang

115things can go into it

wood

MaterialSubstance

Wood is about half carbon by dry weight, all of it pulled from the air.

First appeared385 million years ago

Goes into

ashcharcoalmetallurgical siliconpaperbutton wheel barrel bed board game

Needed by

oven

Wood is about half carbon by dry weight, all of it pulled from the air.

From the big bang to wood

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

water4.4 bn yrs ago

tree385 m yrs ago

wood385 m yrs ago