福建佛像雕塑，雕刻藝術種類的(de)其中(zhong)一(yi)種，也(ye)是流(liu)傳時(shi)間最長的(de)一(yi)種。最早期(qi)的(de)佛(fo)像雕塑(su)多見于石雕石刻，后來銅佛(fo)像雕塑(su)開(kai)始出(chu)現(xian)，銅佛(fo)像大多形體較(jiao)小而精致(zhi)，便以攜帶(dai)供奉于佛(fo)寺和信眾家(jia)中(zhong)佛(fo)龕，或納藏于佛(fo)塔地宮之(zhi)中(zhong)，從古流(liu)傳至(zhi)今(jin)，有(you)很高的(de)收藏價值。下面跟著(zhu)大興景觀來了解下福建(jian)佛(fo)像雕塑(su)所用的(de)工具：

     工(gong)具(ju)是雕刻家(jia)從事(shi)創作的最直接的助手和伴侶。雕塑的基本工(gong)具(ju)有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)泥塑工(gong)具，用于(yu)刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑和造(zao)型(xing)(xing) 。又分為(wei)3種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong) ：第一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)金屬(shu)工(gong)具，由(you)鋼（ 發(fa)藍防(fang)銹(xiu) ）、不銹(xiu)鋼、黃銅等制(zhi)(zhi)成，刀(dao)頭分斜(xie)三角(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(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的邊緣為(wei)鋸齒狀。第二種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)非金屬(shu)工(gong)具，由(you)竹、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)、塑料等材料制(zhi)(zhi)成。大型(xing)(xing)的刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚(yu)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(xiao)(xiao)型(xing)(xing)刀(dao)具形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有菱角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小(xiao)(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)(zhong)為(wei)刮(gua)刀(dao)，可切削造(zao)型(xing)(xing)和做衣紋(wen)，有各種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)圓弧(hu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀(dao)等。