福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)刻藝術種(zhong)類的(de)(de)其(qi)中(zhong)一(yi)種(zhong)，也是流傳(chuan)時間最(zui)長(chang)的(de)(de)一(yi)種(zhong)。最(zui)早期的(de)(de)佛(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)多見(jian)于(yu)(yu)石雕(diao)(diao)石刻，后來銅佛(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)開始(shi)出現(xian)，銅佛(fo)像大多形體較小而精致，便以攜帶供奉于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)寺和信眾(zhong)家中(zhong)佛(fo)龕(kan)，或納藏(zang)于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)塔地(di)宮(gong)之中(zhong)，從古流傳(chuan)至今，有很(hen)高的(de)(de)收藏(zang)價(jia)值。下面跟著(zhu)大興景觀(guan)來了解下福建(jian)佛(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)所用(yong)的(de)(de)工具：

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

     雕(diao)塑(su)刀

     為(wei)泥塑(su)(su)工具，用于(yu)刮(gua)(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓(ya)、抹(mo)泥塑(su)(su)和造型 。又分(fen)為(wei)3種 ：第一(yi)種為(wei)金屬(shu)(shu)工具，由鋼（ 發藍(lan)防銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃銅等制(zhi)成(cheng)，刀(dao)頭分(fen)斜三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳(liu)葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和箭(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的(de)邊緣為(wei)鋸齒(chi)狀。第二種為(wei)非(fei)金屬(shu)(shu)工具，由竹、木 、骨(gu) 、象牙 、牛角、塑(su)(su)料(liao)等材料(liao)制(zhi)成(cheng)。大型的(de)刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)鞋底(di)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇(mu)指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第三(san)種為(wei)刮(gua)(gua)刀(dao)，可切削造型和做衣紋，有(you)各種圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙(shuang)面刮(gua)(gua)刀(dao)等。