The theme of this paper is wood properties. Wood is the part of a tree, branch or root that is left behind when the outer soft parts are peeled away - which makes the bark. In technical terms, wood is made up of trunks and trunks, roots, branches of various plants, etc. Wood was avaliable and easy cultivable and because of that the wood was used back in prehistoric times. The first use was making weapons, tools, dinner service and construction of shelter. Until the early 19th century, wood was an indispensable material for the construction of vessels. Therefore, due to its floating property on the water, the wood is ideal for building ships and boats. Wood was also used for shipbuilding becouse of its easy accessibility and easy manual processing and tooling. The basic element of the structure of wood is the cell, and the living cell is composed of the membranes and its contents (protoplasm). Wood has aesthetic properties such as color, shine and fineness. Wood color is the natural color tone of a mechanically treated surface of dried wood and depends on a number of factors such as the type of wood, habitat, method of processing, water content of the wood, compression and others. The most common types of wood used in shipbuilding are elm, beech, cypress, hornbeam, various types of oak, ash, maple, fir, chestnut, carob, etc. For many years, the structural elements of a wooden ships have not changed significantly. Very important structural elements are bow and stern looms that can be built of solid wood or in lamella technolohy.