The 'Daiku' serving as Daikushiki played a role of leading Bansho lower than Inzu/Toryo (head of carpenters) and was supposed to be appointed by the employer, but the title of Daikushiki was sometimes transferred or sold and the employer's right of appointment lost substance.
大工職を務める「大工」は引頭・棟梁以下の番匠を統率する役目を担い雇主によって補任されるものであったが、譲与や売買によって大工職が移動することがあり、雇主の補任権限が形骸化した。