福建佛像雕塑，雕刻(ke)藝術種類的(de)(de)其中(zhong)一(yi)種，也是流傳時間最長的(de)(de)一(yi)種。最早(zao)期的(de)(de)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕塑(su)多見于(yu)石雕石刻(ke)，后來銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕塑(su)開始(shi)出(chu)現，銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)大多形體較小而精致，便(bian)以攜帶供奉于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)寺(si)和信眾(zhong)家(jia)中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏(zang)于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)塔地宮之中(zhong)，從古(gu)流傳至今(jin)，有很(hen)高的(de)(de)收藏(zang)價值。下(xia)面(mian)跟著大興景觀來了解(jie)下(xia)福建佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕塑(su)所用的(de)(de)工具：

     工具(ju)是雕刻家從事(shi)創作的最直接的助手和伴侶。雕塑的基本工具(ju)有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)泥塑(su)(su)工具，用于(yu)刮(gua)(gua)(gua)、削(xue)、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑(su)(su)和(he)(he)造型 。又分為(wei)3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第(di)(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)金(jin)屬(shu)工具，由鋼(gang)（ 發藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼(gang)、黃銅(tong)等制成(cheng)，刀(dao)頭分斜三角形(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(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣為(wei)鋸(ju)齒狀(zhuang)。第(di)(di)二種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)非金(jin)屬(shu)工具，由竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角、塑(su)(su)料等材料制成(cheng)。大型的刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)鞋(xie)底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇(mu)指(zhi)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(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)刮(gua)(gua)(gua)刀(dao)，可切削(xue)造型和(he)(he)做衣(yi)紋，有(you)各(ge)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)(gua)(gua)刀(dao)等。