福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻(ke)藝術種(zhong)類的其中一種(zhong)，也是流傳時間最(zui)長的一種(zhong)。最(zui)早期的佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑多見于(yu)(yu)石雕(diao)石刻(ke)，后(hou)來銅佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑開始出現，銅佛(fo)像(xiang)大(da)多形體(ti)較小而精致，便以攜(xie)帶供奉(feng)于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)寺和(he)信眾(zhong)家(jia)中佛(fo)龕，或(huo)納藏于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)塔地宮(gong)之中，從古流傳至今，有很(hen)高的收藏價值。下面跟(gen)著大(da)興景觀來了解下福建佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑所用(yong)的工具：

     工具是雕刻家從事創作的(de)最直(zhi)接(jie)的(de)助手和(he)伴(ban)侶。雕塑的(de)基本工具有：

     雕塑(su)刀

     為泥塑(su)工(gong)具(ju)(ju)，用于刮(gua)(gua)、削(xue)、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑(su)和(he)造型 。又分為3種(zhong) ：第(di)一種(zhong)為金屬工(gong)具(ju)(ju)，由(you)鋼（ 發藍防銹 ）、不(bu)銹鋼、黃銅等制成，刀(dao)頭分斜三(san)角(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳(liu)葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭(jian)鏃(zu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣為鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第(di)二(er)種(zhong)為非金屬工(gong)具(ju)(ju)，由(you)竹、木(mu) 、骨(gu) 、象(xiang)牙 、牛角(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、塑(su)料(liao)等材料(liao)制成。大型的刀(dao)具(ju)(ju)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(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇(mu)指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三(san)角(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小(xiao)型刀(dao)具(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)菱角(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小(xiao)腳形(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(san)種(zhong)為刮(gua)(gua)刀(dao)，可切削(xue)造型和(he)做衣(yi)紋，有(you)各種(zhong)圓(yuan)弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)(gua)刀(dao)等。