福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)(diao)刻藝術(shu)種類(lei)的(de)(de)其中一種，也是流傳(chuan)時間最(zui)長的(de)(de)一種。最(zui)早期(qi)的(de)(de)佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑多見(jian)于石雕(diao)(diao)(diao)石刻，后來(lai)(lai)銅(tong)佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑開始出現(xian)，銅(tong)佛(fo)(fo)像大多形體較小(xiao)而精致，便(bian)以攜帶供(gong)奉于佛(fo)(fo)寺和(he)信眾(zhong)家(jia)中佛(fo)(fo)龕(kan)，或納藏于佛(fo)(fo)塔地(di)宮之中，從古流傳(chuan)至(zhi)今，有很高的(de)(de)收藏價(jia)值(zhi)。下面(mian)跟著(zhu)大興(xing)景觀來(lai)(lai)了解下福建佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑所(suo)用(yong)的(de)(de)工具：

     工具是雕刻家從事(shi)創作的(de)最直接的(de)助(zhu)手(shou)和伴(ban)侶(lv)。雕塑的(de)基(ji)本工具有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)泥(ni)塑(su)工(gong)(gong)具(ju)(ju)，用于刮(gua)、削(xue)、貼、挑、壓、抹泥(ni)塑(su)和(he)造型 。又分為(wei)3種(zhong) ：第一(yi)種(zhong)為(wei)金屬(shu)工(gong)(gong)具(ju)(ju)，由鋼（ 發藍(lan)防銹(xiu)(xiu) ）、不銹(xiu)(xiu)鋼、黃銅等(deng)制(zhi)成(cheng)，刀(dao)(dao)頭(tou)分斜(xie)三角(jiao)(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)，有的(de)邊(bian)緣為(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)(zhuang)。第二種(zhong)為(wei)非金屬(shu)工(gong)(gong)具(ju)(ju)，由竹、木 、骨 、象(xiang)牙 、牛角(jiao)(jiao)、塑(su)料(liao)等(deng)材料(liao)制(zhi)成(cheng)。大(da)型的(de)刀(dao)(dao)具(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)有鞋(xie)底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng) ；小型刀(dao)(dao)具(ju)(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)有菱角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)。第三種(zhong)為(wei)刮(gua)刀(dao)(dao)，可切削(xue)造型和(he)做(zuo)衣紋，有各種(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方(fang)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀(dao)(dao)等(deng)。