福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝(yi)術種類(lei)的(de)(de)其中(zhong)一種，也是(shi)流傳時(shi)間最(zui)長的(de)(de)一種。最(zui)早期的(de)(de)佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)多見于(yu)石(shi)雕(diao)石(shi)刻，后來銅(tong)佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)開始(shi)出現，銅(tong)佛(fo)像(xiang)大多形體較小而精致，便以攜帶供奉于(yu)佛(fo)寺和信眾家(jia)中(zhong)佛(fo)龕，或納藏于(yu)佛(fo)塔地宮之中(zhong)，從古流傳至今，有很高(gao)的(de)(de)收藏價值(zhi)。下面跟著大興景觀來了解(jie)下福建佛(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)所用(yong)的(de)(de)工具：

     工具(ju)是雕(diao)刻家從事創作(zuo)的最直接的助手和(he)伴侶。雕(diao)塑的基本工具(ju)有(you)：

     雕塑(su)刀

     為(wei)泥塑(su)工(gong)具(ju)，用(yong)于刮、削、貼、挑、壓、抹泥塑(su)和(he)造型 。又分為(wei)3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第一種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)金屬(shu)工(gong)具(ju)，由(you)鋼（ 發(fa)藍防銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃銅等(deng)制成，刀(dao)頭分斜(xie)三(san)(san)角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳(liu)葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的邊緣為(wei)鋸(ju)齒(chi)狀(zhuang)。第二種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)非(fei)金屬(shu)工(gong)具(ju)，由(you)竹、木 、骨 、象(xiang)牙 、牛(niu)角(jiao)、塑(su)料等(deng)材(cai)料制成。大型的刀(dao)具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇(mu)指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三(san)(san)角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng) ；小型刀(dao)具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有菱角(jiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)。第三(san)(san)種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)刮刀(dao)，可切削造型和(he)做(zuo)衣紋，有各種(zhong)(zhong)圓(yuan)弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方(fang)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮刀(dao)等(deng)。