福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)刻(ke)(ke)藝術種類(lei)的(de)(de)其中(zhong)一(yi)種，也是流傳時間(jian)最長的(de)(de)一(yi)種。最早期的(de)(de)佛像雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)多見(jian)于石(shi)雕(diao)(diao)石(shi)刻(ke)(ke)，后(hou)來(lai)銅(tong)佛像雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)開始出現，銅(tong)佛像大多形(xing)體較小而(er)精致(zhi)，便(bian)以(yi)攜帶供奉(feng)于佛寺和信眾家中(zhong)佛龕，或(huo)納(na)藏于佛塔地(di)宮之中(zhong)，從(cong)古流傳至今，有(you)很高的(de)(de)收藏價值。下面(mian)跟著大興景觀來(lai)了(le)解(jie)下福(fu)建佛像雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)所用的(de)(de)工具：

     工具是(shi)雕刻家(jia)從事創(chuang)作的(de)最直接的(de)助手和伴侶。雕塑的(de)基本工具有：

     雕塑刀

     為泥(ni)塑工(gong)具，用(yong)于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥(ni)塑和(he)造型(xing) 。又分為3種(zhong) ：第(di)一種(zhong)為金屬工(gong)具，由鋼（ 發藍防銹 ）、不(bu)銹鋼、黃銅等制(zhi)成，刀頭分斜三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣(yuan)為鋸(ju)齒狀(zhuang)。第(di)二種(zhong)為非(fei)金屬工(gong)具，由竹、木 、骨 、象(xiang)牙 、牛角(jiao)(jiao)、塑料等材料制(zhi)成。大(da)型(xing)的刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型(xing)刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)菱角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳(jiao)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(di)三種(zhong)為刮(gua)刀，可切削造型(xing)和(he)做衣紋，有(you)各種(zhong)圓弧(hu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀等。