福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)刻(ke)藝術種類的(de)其(qi)中一(yi)種，也是(shi)流(liu)傳(chuan)時間最(zui)長的(de)一(yi)種。最(zui)早(zao)期的(de)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑多見于(yu)(yu)石(shi)雕(diao)(diao)石(shi)刻(ke)，后來銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑開(kai)始出現，銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)大(da)多形體較小而精致(zhi)，便以攜帶供奉于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)(fo)寺和信眾(zhong)家中佛(fo)(fo)龕，或納藏于(yu)(yu)佛(fo)(fo)塔(ta)地宮(gong)之中，從(cong)古流(liu)傳(chuan)至今(jin)，有很高(gao)的(de)收藏價值(zhi)。下面跟著(zhu)大(da)興景觀來了解下福建佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)(diao)塑所用的(de)工具：

     工具是雕刻家從事創作的最直接(jie)的助手和伴侶。雕塑(su)的基本工具有：

     雕塑刀(dao)

     為(wei)(wei)(wei)泥塑工(gong)具，用于刮(gua)(gua)、削(xue)、貼、挑(tiao)、壓、抹泥塑和造型(xing) 。又分為(wei)(wei)(wei)3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第一種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)(wei)金(jin)屬(shu)工(gong)具，由(you)鋼(gang)（ 發藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼(gang)、黃銅等制成，刀頭分斜三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的(de)(de)邊緣為(wei)(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)(zhuang)。第二種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)(wei)非金(jin)屬(shu)工(gong)具，由(you)竹、木 、骨(gu) 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)(jiao)、塑料等材料制成。大(da)型(xing)的(de)(de)刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)有(you)鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小(xiao)型(xing)刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)有(you)菱角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小(xiao)腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第三種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)(wei)刮(gua)(gua)刀，可切(qie)削(xue)造型(xing)和做衣紋，有(you)各種(zhong)(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)(gua)刀等。