福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)刻藝術種類的其(qi)中(zhong)一(yi)種，也是流傳(chuan)時間最長的一(yi)種。最早(zao)期的佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)(su)多見于(yu)石(shi)雕(diao)(diao)石(shi)刻，后來銅佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)(su)開始出(chu)現，銅佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)大(da)多形體較小而(er)精致，便以(yi)攜帶供(gong)奉于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)寺和信眾家中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)塔地宮(gong)之中(zhong)，從(cong)古(gu)流傳(chuan)至今，有很高的收藏價值(zhi)。下面跟著大(da)興景觀(guan)來了解下福(fu)建佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑(su)(su)所用(yong)的工具：

     工具是雕刻家(jia)從事創作的(de)最直接的(de)助手和(he)伴侶。雕塑(su)的(de)基本工具有：

     雕(diao)塑刀(dao)

     為(wei)泥(ni)(ni)塑(su)工(gong)具(ju)(ju)(ju)，用于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥(ni)(ni)塑(su)和造(zao)型(xing) 。又分(fen)為(wei)3種(zhong) ：第一(yi)種(zhong)為(wei)金屬工(gong)具(ju)(ju)(ju)，由鋼(gang)（ 發藍(lan)防銹 ）、不銹鋼(gang)、黃銅等制(zhi)成，刀(dao)(dao)頭分(fen)斜(xie)三(san)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)和箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣(yuan)為(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第二種(zhong)為(wei)非金屬工(gong)具(ju)(ju)(ju)，由竹、木 、骨(gu) 、象牙 、牛角、塑(su)料等材料制(zhi)成。大型(xing)的刀(dao)(dao)具(ju)(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型(xing)刀(dao)(dao)具(ju)(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第三(san)種(zhong)為(wei)刮(gua)刀(dao)(dao)，可切削造(zao)型(xing)和做(zuo)衣紋，有(you)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)刀(dao)(dao)等。