This is a typical fishing boat in the early days of fishing harbours in Taiwan. The outside plates were made with ancient techniques. Axes were used to process large chunks of timber. The whole logs were installed as the outside plates, after the one third of the original length of the logs were removed. This approach creates a strong structure but keeps the flexibility of timber. No complicated processing is required. Mr. Hong produced this type of fishing boats when he worked as an apprentice. This is a representation of a lost art in Taiwan.