福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)刻藝術種(zhong)類的(de)(de)其中(zhong)一種(zhong)，也(ye)是流傳(chuan)(chuan)時間最長的(de)(de)一種(zhong)。最早期的(de)(de)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)塑多(duo)見于石(shi)雕(diao)(diao)石(shi)刻，后來銅佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)塑開始(shi)出(chu)現(xian)，銅佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像大多(duo)形體較小而精致，便以攜帶供奉于佛(fo)(fo)(fo)寺和信(xin)眾家中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)龕，或(huo)納藏(zang)于佛(fo)(fo)(fo)塔(ta)地宮之(zhi)中(zhong)，從古(gu)流傳(chuan)(chuan)至今，有很高的(de)(de)收藏(zang)價值。下(xia)面跟(gen)著大興景觀來了解下(xia)福建(jian)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)塑所用的(de)(de)工(gong)具：

     工具(ju)是雕(diao)刻(ke)家(jia)從事創作(zuo)的最直接的助手和伴侶。雕(diao)塑的基本工具(ju)有：

     雕(diao)塑刀(dao)

     為(wei)(wei)泥塑工(gong)具，用(yong)于刮、削(xue)、貼(tie)、挑、壓(ya)、抹泥塑和造型(xing) 。又分為(wei)(wei)3種 ：第(di)一種為(wei)(wei)金屬(shu)工(gong)具，由鋼（ 發藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃銅(tong)等(deng)制(zhi)(zhi)成，刀(dao)(dao)頭分斜(xie)三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉(xie)(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉(xie)(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和箭(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的(de)邊緣為(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀。第(di)二種為(wei)(wei)非金屬(shu)工(gong)具，由竹、木 、骨(gu) 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)、塑料等(deng)材料制(zhi)(zhi)成。大型(xing)的(de)刀(dao)(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有鞋底(di)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚(yu)骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng) ；小型(xing)刀(dao)(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有菱角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)。第(di)三種為(wei)(wei)刮刀(dao)(dao)，可切削(xue)造型(xing)和做衣紋，有各種圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮刀(dao)(dao)等(deng)。