福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)(diao)刻藝術種類(lei)的其中一種，也是流傳時(shi)間最(zui)長的一種。最(zui)早期的佛像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)多(duo)見于(yu)石雕(diao)(diao)(diao)石刻，后(hou)來銅(tong)佛像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)開始出現，銅(tong)佛像(xiang)大(da)(da)多(duo)形體較小(xiao)而精致(zhi)，便以攜帶供(gong)奉(feng)于(yu)佛寺和信眾家中佛龕，或納藏于(yu)佛塔地宮之中，從古流傳至今，有很高(gao)的收藏價(jia)值。下面跟著大(da)(da)興景(jing)觀(guan)來了解下福建佛像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)所(suo)用的工具：

     工具是雕刻家從事創作(zuo)的最直(zhi)接的助(zhu)手和伴(ban)侶。雕塑的基本工具有：

     雕(diao)塑刀(dao)

     為(wei)(wei)泥(ni)塑工(gong)具(ju)(ju)，用于刮、削、貼、挑(tiao)、壓、抹泥(ni)塑和(he)造型(xing) 。又分為(wei)(wei)3種(zhong) ：第(di)(di)一(yi)種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)金(jin)屬工(gong)具(ju)(ju)，由(you)鋼（ 發(fa)藍防銹 ）、不(bu)銹鋼、黃銅等(deng)(deng)制成(cheng)，刀(dao)頭分斜三角形(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(di)(di)二種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)非金(jin)屬工(gong)具(ju)(ju)，由(you)竹、木 、骨(gu) 、象牙 、牛角、塑料(liao)等(deng)(deng)材料(liao)制成(cheng)。大型(xing)的刀(dao)具(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇(mu)指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng) ；小型(xing)刀(dao)具(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng)。第(di)(di)三種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)刮刀(dao)，可切削造型(xing)和(he)做衣紋，有(you)各種(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面(mian)刮刀(dao)等(deng)(deng)。