There used to be a craftswoman in Chiayi who specialized in making these fans. When she died about 20 years ago the craft was lost, but demand for the fans has grown along with the numbers of the troupes performing. Hence, Chen studied how to make them, and after 20 years of intense research has become the undisputed leading maker of these fans.
原本嘉義有位女性老藝師專門製作羽扇，大約二十年前老藝師過世後，這項技藝隨之失傳，但家將團逐年增加，對羽扇的需求量日增，陳金鑫便著手研究，經過近二十年的鑽研，陳金鑫的羽扇已成為享譽全台的獨門絕活。