The carvers 'guild has encouraged its members to use other woods as a substitute, but they prefer stout camphor wood, which remains in short supply.
雕刻工會曾鼓勵業者使用由東南亞進口的雕刻木材，取代現已很難購得的牛樟，但前者材質堅硬，業者厭新喜舊，牛樟仍一年比一年搶手。