Sandalwood was then imported from southeast Asia; expert craftsmen were sought; and the industry gradually began to produce excellent hand-carved pieces for use in every room of the house.
先民篳路藍縷的拓荒，一旦生活逐漸安定，經濟有了基礎，就希望能擁有一套精美的木雕傢具，以顯示家族的身分和氣派。他們從南洋地區進口上好的檀木，請「唐山師傅」（由大陸來台的師傅）精雕細琢，製作出高貴的木雕傢具來。