福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻(ke)藝術種類的(de)其中(zhong)一種，也是流(liu)傳(chuan)時間(jian)最長的(de)一種。最早期(qi)的(de)佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)多見于石雕(diao)石刻(ke)，后來銅佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)開始出現(xian)，銅佛(fo)(fo)像大(da)(da)多形體較(jiao)小(xiao)而(er)精致(zhi)，便以攜帶供奉于佛(fo)(fo)寺和信眾家(jia)中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏于佛(fo)(fo)塔地宮之中(zhong)，從古流(liu)傳(chuan)至今，有很高的(de)收藏價(jia)值。下面跟(gen)著(zhu)大(da)(da)興景觀來了解下福建佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)所用的(de)工(gong)具：

     工(gong)具(ju)是雕刻家從事創作的(de)最直接(jie)的(de)助手和(he)伴侶(lv)。雕塑的(de)基本工(gong)具(ju)有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)(wei)泥(ni)塑(su)工具，用(yong)于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓、抹(mo)泥(ni)塑(su)和(he)(he)造型(xing) 。又分為(wei)(wei)3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第(di)(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)金屬工具，由鋼（ 發藍(lan)防銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃銅等制成(cheng)，刀頭分斜(xie)三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)(he)箭鏃(zu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的(de)邊緣(yuan)為(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)(zhuang)。第(di)(di)二種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)非(fei)金屬工具，由竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角、塑(su)料等材料制成(cheng)。大型(xing)的(de)刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)有鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小(xiao)(xiao)型(xing)刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)有菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小(xiao)(xiao)腳(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第(di)(di)三種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)刮(gua)刀，可切削造型(xing)和(he)(he)做(zuo)衣(yi)紋，有各種(zhong)(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀等。