福建佛像雕塑，雕刻藝術種(zhong)類的(de)其中一(yi)種(zhong)，也是流(liu)傳時間最(zui)(zui)長的(de)一(yi)種(zhong)。最(zui)(zui)早期(qi)的(de)佛(fo)像(xiang)雕塑多見于石(shi)雕石(shi)刻，后來(lai)銅(tong)佛(fo)像(xiang)雕塑開始出現，銅(tong)佛(fo)像(xiang)大(da)多形體較小而精致，便以(yi)攜帶供奉于佛(fo)寺和(he)信眾家(jia)中佛(fo)龕，或納藏于佛(fo)塔(ta)地宮之(zhi)中，從古流(liu)傳至今，有很高的(de)收藏價值。下面跟著大(da)興(xing)景觀來(lai)了(le)解下福建佛(fo)像(xiang)雕塑所用的(de)工具：

     工(gong)具是雕刻家從(cong)事創(chuang)作的(de)最(zui)直接的(de)助手和(he)伴侶。雕塑的(de)基本工(gong)具有(you)：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)(wei)泥塑(su)工(gong)具，用于刮(gua)(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑(su)和(he)造(zao)型(xing) 。又(you)分為(wei)(wei)3種 ：第(di)(di)一種為(wei)(wei)金(jin)屬工(gong)具，由鋼（ 發藍(lan)防(fang)銹(xiu) ）、不(bu)銹(xiu)鋼、黃銅等制成，刀頭分斜三(san)(san)角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯(mao)葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的邊緣(yuan)為(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀。第(di)(di)二(er)種為(wei)(wei)非金(jin)屬工(gong)具，由竹、木 、骨 、象牙(ya) 、牛角(jiao)、塑(su)料等材(cai)料制成。大型(xing)的刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三(san)(san)角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型(xing)刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有菱角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第(di)(di)三(san)(san)種為(wei)(wei)刮(gua)(gua)刀，可切削造(zao)型(xing)和(he)做衣(yi)紋，有各種圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙(shuang)面刮(gua)(gua)刀等。