福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝術種(zhong)(zhong)類(lei)的(de)其中(zhong)一種(zhong)(zhong)，也是流(liu)傳時(shi)間最長的(de)一種(zhong)(zhong)。最早期的(de)佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)多(duo)見于(yu)石雕(diao)石刻，后來銅(tong)佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)開始出現，銅(tong)佛(fo)像大(da)多(duo)形體較小而(er)精(jing)致，便(bian)以攜帶(dai)供奉于(yu)佛(fo)寺(si)和信眾(zhong)家中(zhong)佛(fo)龕(kan)，或納(na)藏于(yu)佛(fo)塔(ta)地宮之(zhi)中(zhong)，從(cong)古(gu)流(liu)傳至今，有很高的(de)收藏價值。下(xia)面跟著大(da)興景觀來了解下(xia)福建佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)所用(yong)的(de)工具：

     工具(ju)(ju)是雕刻家從事創作的最直接的助(zhu)手和伴(ban)侶。雕塑的基(ji)本工具(ju)(ju)有(you)：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)(wei)(wei)泥(ni)塑工(gong)(gong)具，用于刮、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥(ni)塑和造型(xing) 。又(you)分為(wei)(wei)(wei)3種 ：第一種為(wei)(wei)(wei)金屬(shu)工(gong)(gong)具，由(you)鋼(gang)（ 發藍防銹(xiu) ）、不(bu)銹(xiu)鋼(gang)、黃銅等(deng)(deng)制成，刀(dao)(dao)頭分斜三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳(liu)葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)(you)(you)的邊緣為(wei)(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀。第二種為(wei)(wei)(wei)非金屬(shu)工(gong)(gong)具，由(you)竹(zhu)、木 、骨(gu) 、象(xiang)牙 、牛(niu)角、塑料(liao)等(deng)(deng)材(cai)料(liao)制成。大(da)型(xing)的刀(dao)(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)(you)(you)鞋(xie)底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng) ；小(xiao)型(xing)刀(dao)(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)(you)(you)菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小(xiao)腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng)。第三種為(wei)(wei)(wei)刮刀(dao)(dao)，可切(qie)削造型(xing)和做衣(yi)紋，有(you)(you)(you)各種圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙(shuang)面刮刀(dao)(dao)等(deng)(deng)。