福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝術種類的(de)其(qi)中一(yi)種，也是(shi)流傳時間最長的(de)一(yi)種。最早期的(de)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)多見于石雕(diao)石刻，后來(lai)銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)開(kai)始出現，銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)大(da)多形體(ti)較小(xiao)而精致(zhi)，便以攜帶供奉于佛(fo)(fo)寺和信眾家(jia)中佛(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏(zang)于佛(fo)(fo)塔地宮之中，從古流傳至今，有很高的(de)收藏(zang)價(jia)值。下面跟著大(da)興景觀來(lai)了解下福建佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)所用的(de)工(gong)具(ju)：

     工(gong)具(ju)是雕刻家從(cong)事創作的(de)最直接的(de)助手和伴侶(lv)。雕塑的(de)基本工(gong)具(ju)有：

     雕塑刀

     為泥塑(su)工(gong)具(ju)，用(yong)于刮(gua)(gua)、削(xue)、貼、挑(tiao)、壓、抹泥塑(su)和造型(xing)(xing) 。又分為3種(zhong) ：第(di)一(yi)種(zhong)為金屬工(gong)具(ju)，由(you)(you)鋼(gang)（ 發(fa)藍防銹(xiu) ）、不銹(xiu)鋼(gang)、黃銅等(deng)(deng)制(zhi)成，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)和箭(jian)鏃(zu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的邊緣為鋸齒狀(zhuang)(zhuang)。第(di)二(er)種(zhong)為非金屬工(gong)具(ju)，由(you)(you)竹、木 、骨(gu) 、象牙 、牛角、塑(su)料等(deng)(deng)材料制(zhi)成。大型(xing)(xing)的刀(dao)具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)有鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng) ；小(xiao)型(xing)(xing)刀(dao)具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)有菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小(xiao)腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng)。第(di)三種(zhong)為刮(gua)(gua)刀(dao)，可(ke)切削(xue)造型(xing)(xing)和做衣紋，有各種(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方(fang)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)(gua)刀(dao)等(deng)(deng)。