The Japanese like to give handmade items as gifts, and Li's decorative pieces were popular with them during the occupation.
民俗界有所謂「大件大師，小件小師」的說法，意思是較難雕刻的人物、動物，通常交由功力深厚的師父負責；幾何等類較易完成的圖案，則給經驗較少的師父完成。李松林不僅做過許多廟，而且負責的大都是大師級的大件作品。