福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)刻藝術種類(lei)的(de)其中(zhong)一(yi)種，也(ye)是流(liu)(liu)傳(chuan)時(shi)間(jian)最長的(de)一(yi)種。最早期的(de)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑多(duo)見(jian)于石雕(diao)(diao)石刻，后來銅(tong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑開始出(chu)現，銅(tong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)大多(duo)形體較小而精致，便(bian)以攜帶供(gong)奉于佛(fo)(fo)(fo)(fo)寺和信眾(zhong)家中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)(fo)龕，或(huo)納(na)藏于佛(fo)(fo)(fo)(fo)塔地宮之中(zhong)，從古流(liu)(liu)傳(chuan)至今，有很高的(de)收藏價(jia)值。下面跟著大興景觀來了解下福建(jian)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑所用的(de)工具：

     工具是雕(diao)(diao)刻家從事創作的(de)最直接的(de)助手和伴侶。雕(diao)(diao)塑的(de)基本工具有：

     雕塑刀

     為泥塑工具，用(yong)于刮、削、貼(tie)、挑、壓、抹泥塑和造型 。又分為3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第一(yi)種(zhong)(zhong)為金(jin)屬(shu)工具，由鋼（ 發藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃銅等制成(cheng)(cheng)，刀(dao)頭(tou)分斜三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和箭(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的邊(bian)緣(yuan)為鋸齒狀。第二種(zhong)(zhong)為非金(jin)屬(shu)工具，由竹、木 、骨(gu) 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)(jiao)、塑料等材料制成(cheng)(cheng)。大(da)型的刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚(yu)骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指(zhi)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小(xiao)型刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有菱角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小(xiao)腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第三種(zhong)(zhong)為刮刀(dao)，可切(qie)削造型和做衣紋，有各種(zhong)(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮刀(dao)等。