福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝術種類的其(qi)中(zhong)一種，也是流傳時間(jian)最長的一種。最早期的佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑多(duo)見(jian)于石(shi)雕(diao)石(shi)刻，后來銅(tong)佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑開始出現，銅(tong)佛(fo)(fo)像大(da)(da)多(duo)形(xing)體較小而精致，便以攜帶(dai)供奉于佛(fo)(fo)寺和信眾(zhong)家中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏于佛(fo)(fo)塔(ta)地宮(gong)之中(zhong)，從古(gu)流傳至今(jin)，有很高(gao)的收藏價值。下面跟(gen)著大(da)(da)興景(jing)觀來了解(jie)下福(fu)建佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑所(suo)用的工具：

     工具(ju)是雕刻家從(cong)事創作的(de)最直接的(de)助手和伴侶。雕塑的(de)基本工具(ju)有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)(wei)泥塑工(gong)具，用于(yu)刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑和(he)造型 。又分(fen)為(wei)(wei)3種 ：第一種為(wei)(wei)金屬工(gong)具，由鋼（ 發(fa)藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃(huang)銅等(deng)制(zhi)成(cheng)，刀頭分(fen)斜(xie)三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯(mao)葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣為(wei)(wei)鋸齒(chi)狀。第二種為(wei)(wei)非金屬工(gong)具，由竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)、塑料等(deng)材料制(zhi)成(cheng)。大型的刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)鞋底(di)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng) ；小型刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)菱角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條(tiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)。第三種為(wei)(wei)刮(gua)刀，可切削造型和(he)做衣紋，有(you)各種圓(yuan)弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀等(deng)。