As he progressed in his tutelage, he one day ventured to ask his master if his work was good enough to be entered in an exhibition.
朱銘回憶說：那些廟裡的裝飾雕刻，龍鳳花鳥，山水人物，在他的刀法運轉下無不栩栩如生，表情自然，比例調和，好像刀子長在他自己手上，要怎樣就怎樣。