福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻(ke)藝術種(zhong)類的(de)(de)其中一(yi)種(zhong)，也是流傳(chuan)時間最(zui)長的(de)(de)一(yi)種(zhong)。最(zui)早期的(de)(de)佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)多(duo)見(jian)于石(shi)雕(diao)石(shi)刻(ke)，后來(lai)銅佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)開(kai)始出現，銅佛(fo)像大多(duo)形(xing)體較小而(er)精致，便以(yi)攜帶(dai)供奉(feng)于佛(fo)寺(si)和信(xin)眾家中佛(fo)龕，或納藏于佛(fo)塔地宮之中，從古流傳(chuan)至今(jin)，有很高(gao)的(de)(de)收藏價值(zhi)。下(xia)面跟著大興景(jing)觀來(lai)了解(jie)下(xia)福(fu)建佛(fo)像雕(diao)塑(su)所用的(de)(de)工具：

     ;工具是雕刻(ke)家從事創(chuang)作(zuo)的(de)最直接的(de)助手和伴侶。雕塑(su)的(de)基本工具有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)(wei)泥(ni)塑工(gong)(gong)具，用于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓(ya)、抹(mo)泥(ni)塑和(he)(he)造型 。又(you)分為(wei)(wei)3種(zhong) ：第一種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)金(jin)屬工(gong)(gong)具，由鋼(gang)（ 發藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼(gang)、黃銅等制(zhi)成(cheng)，刀頭分斜(xie)三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯(mao)葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣為(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀。第二種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)非金(jin)屬工(gong)(gong)具，由竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛(niu)角(jiao)、塑料等材料制(zhi)成(cheng)。大型的刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)鞋(xie)底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型刀具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有(you)菱角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第三種(zhong)為(wei)(wei)刮(gua)刀，可切削造型和(he)(he)做衣(yi)紋，有(you)各種(zhong)圓弧(hu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀等。