福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝(yi)術種(zhong)類的(de)其中(zhong)一種(zhong)，也是流傳(chuan)時間最長的(de)一種(zhong)。最早(zao)期(qi)的(de)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)(su)多(duo)(duo)見于(yu)石雕(diao)石刻，后來(lai)銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)(su)開始出現，銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)大多(duo)(duo)形體較小而精(jing)致(zhi)，便以(yi)攜(xie)帶供奉于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)寺和信眾家中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏(zang)于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)塔地宮之中(zhong)，從(cong)古流傳(chuan)至今，有(you)很高的(de)收藏(zang)價值。下(xia)面(mian)跟著(zhu)大興景觀來(lai)了解下(xia)福建佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)(su)所用的(de)工(gong)具：

     工(gong)具是雕刻家(jia)從事創作(zuo)的(de)最直接的(de)助(zhu)手和伴(ban)侶。雕塑的(de)基本工(gong)具有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)泥塑工(gong)具，用于刮(gua)、削、貼(tie)、挑(tiao)、壓、抹泥塑和(he)造型(xing)(xing) 。又分為(wei)3種 ：第一種為(wei)金(jin)屬(shu)工(gong)具，由(you)(you)鋼(gang)（ 發藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼(gang)、黃銅(tong)等制成，刀頭分斜三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳(liu)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(bian)緣為(wei)鋸(ju)齒狀。第二種為(wei)非金(jin)屬(shu)工(gong)具，由(you)(you)竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角、塑料(liao)等材料(liao)制成。大型(xing)(xing)的刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(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) 、斜三角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型(xing)(xing)刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)菱(ling)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條(tiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第三種為(wei)刮(gua)刀，可切削造型(xing)(xing)和(he)做衣紋，有(you)各(ge)種圓(yuan)弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀等。