Lin Meng-chen explains that most model boats are shaped from a single block of wood. The measurements are very easy. But for a silver boat, the material has to be forged one bit at a time, then soldered together. Even the ropes for the yards and rigging were twisted from three strands of silver.
林盟振表示，一般雕刻的船身都是以木頭為材質，一整塊木頭裁切成任何形狀、尺寸都相當容易，但換成以銀為材質時，船身是一片片「敲」出來後再焊接而成，連帆上的線、船桅上的繩索，也是用三股銀絲纏繞編製而成。