福建佛像雕塑，雕刻藝術種(zhong)類的其中(zhong)一種(zhong)，也是流(liu)傳時(shi)間最長的一種(zhong)。最早期的佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像雕塑多(duo)見(jian)于(yu)石(shi)雕石(shi)刻，后來銅(tong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像雕塑開始出現，銅(tong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像大多(duo)形(xing)體較(jiao)小(xiao)而精(jing)致，便以攜(xie)帶(dai)供奉于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)寺和信眾家中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)龕(kan)，或納(na)藏(zang)于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)塔地宮之中(zhong)，從(cong)古(gu)流(liu)傳至今，有(you)很高的收藏(zang)價(jia)值。下(xia)面(mian)跟著大興景觀來了解下(xia)福建(jian)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)像雕塑所(suo)用的工具：

     工具是雕(diao)刻家(jia)從事創作的最直接的助手(shou)和伴(ban)侶。雕(diao)塑的基本工具有：

     雕塑(su)刀

     為(wei)泥塑(su)工(gong)(gong)具，用于刮、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑(su)和造(zao)型(xing)(xing) 。又分(fen)為(wei)3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)金屬(shu)工(gong)(gong)具，由(you)鋼(gang)（ 發(fa)藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼(gang)、黃銅等制成，刀(dao)頭(tou)分(fen)斜三(san)角(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)和箭(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的(de)邊緣為(wei)鋸齒狀。第(di)二種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)非金屬(shu)工(gong)(gong)具，由(you)竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)、塑(su)料等材(cai)料制成。大型(xing)(xing)的(de)刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)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(san)角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型(xing)(xing)刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)菱角(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(di)三(san)種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)刮刀(dao)，可切削造(zao)型(xing)(xing)和做衣紋，有(you)各種(zhong)(zhong)圓(yuan)弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮刀(dao)等。