福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)(diao)(diao)刻(ke)藝(yi)術種類(lei)的(de)其中一種，也是流傳時(shi)間(jian)最長的(de)一種。最早(zao)期的(de)佛像雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)(su)多(duo)見于石雕(diao)(diao)(diao)石刻(ke)，后來銅佛像雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)(su)開(kai)始出現，銅佛像大多(duo)形體較小(xiao)而精(jing)致，便以攜(xie)帶供奉于佛寺(si)和信(xin)眾家中佛龕，或納(na)藏于佛塔地宮(gong)之(zhi)中，從古流傳至(zhi)今，有很高(gao)的(de)收藏價值。下面跟著(zhu)大興(xing)景觀來了解下福(fu)建佛像雕(diao)(diao)(diao)塑(su)(su)所用的(de)工具(ju)：

     工具是(shi)雕刻家從事創作(zuo)的(de)最直接的(de)助手和伴侶(lv)。雕塑的(de)基本工具有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)泥塑工具(ju)，用于(yu)刮(gua)(gua)、削(xue)、貼、挑、壓(ya)、抹(mo)泥塑和(he)(he)造(zao)型(xing) 。又分為(wei)3種 ：第(di)(di)一種為(wei)金(jin)屬工具(ju)，由(you)鋼（ 發藍防銹(xiu) ）、不銹(xiu)鋼、黃(huang)銅等制(zhi)成，刀頭分斜三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳(liu)葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)(you)(you)的邊(bian)緣為(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第(di)(di)二種為(wei)非金(jin)屬工具(ju)，由(you)竹、木 、骨 、象牙(ya) 、牛角、塑料等材料制(zhi)成。大型(xing)的刀具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)(you)(you)鞋(xie)底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小型(xing)刀具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)(you)(you)菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條(tiao)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等。第(di)(di)三(san)種為(wei)刮(gua)(gua)刀，可切(qie)削(xue)造(zao)型(xing)和(he)(he)做(zuo)衣紋，有(you)(you)(you)各種圓(yuan)弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)(gua)刀等。