清代台灣傳統建築營造，往往以大木匠師為「大工師」，指導整個營造工程和 組織。木工需先在地面製作預製構件，然後上鷹架安裝。而大木師傅的篙尺擔任了管制閘口的地任，確保每個預製構件尺寸的精喃性。但篙尺的權威性則是透過一套《魯班經》及《魯班寸白簿》的尺寸與營造禁忌，藉由玄學暗含了建築美學觀與結構物理。大木匠師則正是透過玄學化和神秘化，鞏固其領導權，並確保其工程品質。 　　日據時期，日本殖民統治者引進新建築風格與技術。日本鋼鐵工業的發展，促成木工工具的進步。雨淋板、雙刃鋸、洋釘，使得即使在鷹架上木料也能輕易加工，這雖然加速了營建速度，卻也改變台灣木匠的傳統工具。然而，新技術改變的是工業的營造發展方式與生產關係。這項夾帶被殖民遭遇的現代化經驗，帶給日後台灣社會一個並不完整的發展。

　　　　　The Taiwanese traditional construction was depended on the master of the Structure Carpenters called the "Big Master", who guided the whole construction organization. At the construction process of timber structure, the carpenters had made precast member pieces on the lower level, and installed them to the eminence. Consequently, it needs a control gate to insure each precast member piece a precise size. The Pole -ruler of the "Big Master" is the control gate, thus it control all sizes. However, the Pole-ruler was written down by a set measurements of metaphysics and building taboo from "LuBanJing" and "LuBanTsunBaiBu", within which, not only construction physics but also esthetics metaphor were behind in it. The "Big Master" enforce the authority of leadership and insure his command system, just by means of metaphysics and mythicized discourse. While colonial period, the Japanese dominators introduced new building style and technique into Taiwan. According to the development of steel industry, with standard flashing board, double-cutting handsaws and standard nails, carpenters could process material conveniently on the scaffold. The improvement of tools which speed up building process change the tradition of Taiwanese carpenter. The new technique which brought by the colonizers, change the industrial building mode of development and the production relation from traditional society of Taiwan. Because of the experience was brought by colonizer, then that does not bring to Taiwan society a balanced modernization for the future days.