福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝術種(zhong)類的(de)其中一種(zhong)，也是(shi)流(liu)傳(chuan)(chuan)時間最長的(de)一種(zhong)。最早期(qi)的(de)佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑多見于石雕(diao)石刻，后來(lai)銅(tong)佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑開始出現，銅(tong)佛(fo)像(xiang)大(da)多形體較小(xiao)而精致(zhi)，便以攜帶(dai)供奉(feng)于佛(fo)寺和信眾家中佛(fo)龕(kan)，或納(na)藏(zang)(zang)于佛(fo)塔地宮之中，從古流(liu)傳(chuan)(chuan)至今，有很高(gao)的(de)收(shou)藏(zang)(zang)價值。下面跟(gen)著大(da)興景觀來(lai)了(le)解下福建(jian)佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑所用的(de)工具(ju)：

     工(gong)具(ju)是雕刻家從事(shi)創(chuang)作的(de)最直接的(de)助手和伴(ban)侶。雕塑的(de)基本工(gong)具(ju)有(you)：

     雕塑刀

     為泥塑(su)(su)(su)工(gong)具(ju)，用于刮、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑(su)(su)(su)和(he)造型 。又分(fen)為3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第一種(zhong)(zhong)為金(jin)屬工(gong)具(ju)，由(you)鋼（ 發藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃銅等(deng)(deng)制(zhi)成，刀(dao)頭分(fen)斜三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉(xie)(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉(xie)(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣為鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第二種(zhong)(zhong)為非金(jin)屬工(gong)具(ju)，由(you)竹(zhu)、木 、骨 、象牙 、牛角(jiao)、塑(su)(su)(su)料等(deng)(deng)材料制(zhi)成。大型的刀(dao)具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨魚(yu)骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指(zhi)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)(deng) ；小型刀(dao)具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)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(deng)(deng)。第三種(zhong)(zhong)為刮刀(dao)，可切削造型和(he)做(zuo)衣紋，有(you)各(ge)種(zhong)(zhong)圓弧(hu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮刀(dao)等(deng)(deng)。