福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻(ke)藝術種類的(de)其中(zhong)一種，也是流傳時(shi)間最長的(de)一種。最早期的(de)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑多見于(yu)(yu)石雕(diao)石刻(ke)，后來銅佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑開(kai)始出現，銅佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)大多形(xing)體較小而精致，便以攜(xie)帶供奉于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)寺和(he)信眾家中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏(zang)于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)塔(ta)地宮之中(zhong)，從古流傳至今，有很(hen)高的(de)收藏(zang)價(jia)值。下(xia)面跟(gen)著大興景觀來了解下(xia)福建佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑所用(yong)的(de)工具：

     工(gong)(gong)具是雕(diao)刻(ke)家從(cong)事創作的最(zui)直(zhi)接的助手(shou)和伴侶。雕(diao)塑的基本(ben)工(gong)(gong)具有：

     雕(diao)塑刀

     為泥塑工(gong)(gong)具(ju)(ju)(ju)，用于刮、削(xue)、貼、挑(tiao)、壓、抹泥塑和(he)造(zao)型(xing)(xing) 。又分(fen)為3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第一種(zhong)(zhong)為金(jin)屬工(gong)(gong)具(ju)(ju)(ju)，由(you)鋼(gang)（ 發藍(lan)防銹 ）、不銹鋼(gang)、黃銅(tong)等制成，刀頭分(fen)斜三(san)(san)角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的邊緣為鋸(ju)齒(chi)狀。第二種(zhong)(zhong)為非金(jin)屬工(gong)(gong)具(ju)(ju)(ju)，由(you)竹、木 、骨 、象牙(ya) 、牛角(jiao)(jiao)、塑料等材料制成。大型(xing)(xing)的刀具(ju)(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有鞋底(di)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(san)(san)角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型(xing)(xing)刀具(ju)(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有菱角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳(jiao)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)(san)種(zhong)(zhong)為刮刀，可(ke)切削(xue)造(zao)型(xing)(xing)和(he)做衣紋(wen)，有各種(zhong)(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮刀等。