"The hammer alone weighed twelve catties, [7.2 kg] and you couldn't get the paper to come out all the same size without having just the right knack. Often the hammer would slip out of your hand, and the axe head would come flying off," says 70-year-old Master Chen.
「這是全憑內力的粗活，單是木槌就重十二斤，沒有一點斤兩是不可能俐落斬出齊一的大小，槌子脫手、斧頭飛掉的情形不少」，七十歲的陳師傅表示。