福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)刻藝術種(zhong)類(lei)的(de)其中(zhong)(zhong)一(yi)種(zhong)，也是(shi)流(liu)傳時間最(zui)長的(de)一(yi)種(zhong)。最(zui)早(zao)期的(de)佛像雕(diao)(diao)塑多見于石(shi)雕(diao)(diao)石(shi)刻，后來銅(tong)佛像雕(diao)(diao)塑開始出(chu)現，銅(tong)佛像大多形體較(jiao)小而精(jing)致(zhi)，便以攜帶供奉于佛寺和信眾家中(zhong)(zhong)佛龕，或納藏(zang)于佛塔地宮之(zhi)中(zhong)(zhong)，從古流(liu)傳至(zhi)今，有很高(gao)的(de)收藏(zang)價(jia)值。下(xia)(xia)面跟著大興景(jing)觀來了解下(xia)(xia)福(fu)建(jian)佛像雕(diao)(diao)塑所用的(de)工具：

     工(gong)具(ju)是雕刻家從(cong)事(shi)創作的(de)(de)最直(zhi)接(jie)的(de)(de)助手(shou)和伴侶。雕塑的(de)(de)基本工(gong)具(ju)有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)泥(ni)塑工具(ju)，用于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑(tiao)、壓、抹(mo)泥(ni)塑和(he)造(zao)型 。又分(fen)為(wei)3種(zhong) ：第一種(zhong)為(wei)金屬(shu)工具(ju)，由鋼（ 發藍(lan)防銹 ）、不(bu)銹鋼、黃銅等(deng)(deng)制(zhi)成(cheng)(cheng)，刀頭分(fen)斜三(san)角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣為(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第二種(zhong)為(wei)非金屬(shu)工具(ju)，由竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)、塑料等(deng)(deng)材料制(zhi)成(cheng)(cheng)。大型的刀具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三(san)角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng) ；小(xiao)型刀具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)菱角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小(xiao)腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條(tiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng)。第三(san)種(zhong)為(wei)刮(gua)刀，可切削造(zao)型和(he)做(zuo)衣紋，有(you)各(ge)種(zhong)圓(yuan)弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀等(deng)(deng)。