福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)(diao)刻藝術(shu)種類的(de)(de)其中一種，也是流傳時間最(zui)長的(de)(de)一種。最(zui)早期的(de)(de)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)多見(jian)于(yu)(yu)石(shi)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)石(shi)刻，后來(lai)銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)開始出現，銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)大(da)(da)多形體較小(xiao)而精(jing)致，便(bian)以攜帶供奉于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)(fo)寺(si)和信眾家中佛(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏(zang)于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)(fo)塔(ta)地(di)宮之中，從古流傳至(zhi)今，有很高的(de)(de)收(shou)藏(zang)價(jia)值(zhi)。下面跟著大(da)(da)興景(jing)觀來(lai)了解(jie)下福建(jian)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)所用的(de)(de)工(gong)具：

   ;  工具是雕刻家從事創作的(de)最直(zhi)接的(de)助(zhu)手和伴侶。雕塑(su)的(de)基(ji)本工具有：

     雕塑刀(dao)

     為(wei)泥塑工具(ju)(ju)，用于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑和(he)造(zao)型 。又分(fen)(fen)為(wei)3種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong) ：第一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)金屬工具(ju)(ju)，由(you)鋼(gang)（ 發藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼(gang)、黃銅等(deng)制成(cheng)，刀頭分(fen)(fen)斜三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯(mao)葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭鏃(zu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的邊緣為(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第二(er)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)非金屬工具(ju)(ju)，由(you)竹、木 、骨(gu) 、象(xiang)牙 、牛角(jiao)(jiao)、塑料等(deng)材料制成(cheng)。大型的刀具(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有鞋底(di)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指(zhi)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng) ；小型刀具(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有菱角(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(deng)。第三種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)刮(gua)刀，可切削造(zao)型和(he)做衣紋，有各種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)圓(yuan)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(deng)。