福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝術種類(lei)的(de)其中(zhong)一種，也是流傳(chuan)時間最(zui)長的(de)一種。最(zui)早期的(de)佛像雕(diao)塑(su)(su)多見(jian)于(yu)石雕(diao)石刻，后來銅佛像雕(diao)塑(su)(su)開始(shi)出現，銅佛像大多形體較(jiao)小而精致，便以(yi)攜帶供奉于(yu)佛寺和信眾(zhong)家(jia)中(zhong)佛龕，或納(na)藏于(yu)佛塔地宮之中(zhong)，從(cong)古(gu)流傳(chuan)至(zhi)今，有(you)很高的(de)收(shou)藏價值。下(xia)面跟(gen)著(zhu)大興景觀來了解(jie)下(xia)福建佛像雕(diao)塑(su)(su)所用的(de)工具(ju)：

     工(gong)具(ju)是雕刻家從(cong)事創作(zuo)的最直(zhi)接(jie)的助手和伴侶。雕塑的基本(ben)工(gong)具(ju)有：

     雕塑刀

     為泥塑工(gong)具，用于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑和造型 。又分為3種 ：第(di)一(yi)種為金(jin)屬工(gong)具，由鋼（ 發藍防(fang)銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃銅等制(zhi)(zhi)成，刀(dao)(dao)頭分斜三角(jiao)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)，有的(de)邊(bian)緣為鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第(di)二種為非(fei)金(jin)屬工(gong)具，由竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)、塑料(liao)等材料(liao)制(zhi)(zhi)成。大型的(de)刀(dao)(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)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) 、斜三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型刀(dao)(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有菱角(jiao)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(di)三種為刮(gua)刀(dao)(dao)，可切(qie)削造型和做衣(yi)紋(wen)，有各種圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方(fang)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀(dao)(dao)等。