ancient Egypt was always acutely short of good building wood, so much of it was imported from other countries. This made strong hardwoods very expensive and out of the reach of ordinary folk, while the wealthy nobles could display their status by having building wood of Lebanese cedar or African ebony.
For the majority of the population, timber meant palm wood which quickly rotted and had to be replaced.
maori jewelry is made from pounamu(greenstone)sometimes it can be made with some sort of fishing cord or it can be from flax.
On average, the typical viking ship was made out of wood from Ash, Elm, Pine and/or Larch trees. In addition to this, they used several other types of wood.
strong and flexible wood
oak wood
Artificial wood is made of many things, but oftentimes, it is made of plastic. To be specific, it can be made of old tires, soles of shoes, etc. It is a sort of plastic wood. Meaning its not totally plastic, but not completely wood either. It is a blend of plastic and wood.
Biomass
As a former boy scout I can tell you that stakes can be made out of any sort of wood and sometimes stone. Commercial ones can be made out of aluminum, hard plastic or painted iron.
Wood, I imagine, but I'm not totally sure. It is definitely polished wood in the movies, though. Tolkien's picture shows a tiled sort of floor in a checkerboard pattern. It could be wood, stone or tile.
Underlining your statement "If quality didn't matter", then yes - violins could be made of many kinds of wood, or polymer plastics (and they have been).
It can be and can't be. It really depends on what sort of wood.
The first stephoscope was carved from wood and looked sort of like a trumpet. Its inventor was Rene' Laennec in 1816.
In order to make a geocoin, the following materials are needed: any sort of metal such as nickel, copper, or wood, plastic, markers or ink for writing on the coins, and a metal or wood cutter.