福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝術(shu)種(zhong)(zhong)類的(de)其中一種(zhong)(zhong)，也(ye)是(shi)流(liu)傳時(shi)間(jian)最(zui)(zui)長的(de)一種(zhong)(zhong)。最(zui)(zui)早期的(de)佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑多見于石雕(diao)石刻，后來銅(tong)佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑開始出現，銅(tong)佛(fo)像大(da)多形(xing)體較小而精致，便以攜帶供奉于佛(fo)寺(si)和(he)信(xin)眾家中佛(fo)龕，或納藏于佛(fo)塔地宮之中，從(cong)古流(liu)傳至今，有(you)很(hen)高的(de)收藏價值。下面跟著大(da)興(xing)景觀(guan)來了解下福建佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑所(suo)用(yong)的(de)工具：

     工(gong)具(ju)(ju)是雕刻家從事創作的(de)最直接的(de)助(zhu)手和伴侶。雕塑的(de)基本工(gong)具(ju)(ju)有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)(wei)泥塑(su)工(gong)具(ju)，用于刮、削(xue)、貼、挑、壓(ya)、抹泥塑(su)和(he)造型 。又分(fen)為(wei)(wei)3種(zhong) ：第(di)一(yi)種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)金屬工(gong)具(ju)，由鋼（ 發藍防銹(xiu) ）、不銹(xiu)鋼、黃銅等(deng)(deng)(deng)制(zhi)成(cheng)，刀頭分(fen)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(he)箭(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊(bian)緣為(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第(di)二(er)種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)非(fei)金屬工(gong)具(ju)，由竹、木 、骨 、象(xiang)牙 、牛角(jiao)、塑(su)料等(deng)(deng)(deng)材料制(zhi)成(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)、墨魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇(mu)指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng)(deng) ；小(xiao)(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)(xiao)腳(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng)(deng)。第(di)三種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)刮刀，可(ke)切(qie)削(xue)造型和(he)做衣紋，有(you)各(ge)種(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮刀等(deng)(deng)(deng)。