福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻(ke)藝術種類的(de)(de)其中(zhong)一(yi)種，也是流傳時間最長的(de)(de)一(yi)種。最早期的(de)(de)佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑多(duo)見于(yu)石雕(diao)石刻(ke)，后來銅佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑開(kai)始出現，銅佛(fo)(fo)像大(da)多(duo)形體較小(xiao)而精致，便以攜帶供奉于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)寺和(he)信眾家中(zhong)佛(fo)(fo)龕，或納(na)藏于(yu)佛(fo)(fo)塔地宮之中(zhong)，從古流傳至今，有很高的(de)(de)收(shou)藏價(jia)值。下(xia)面跟著大(da)興景觀來了解下(xia)福建佛(fo)(fo)像雕(diao)塑所用的(de)(de)工(gong)具：

     工(gong)具是雕(diao)刻家從事創作的最直接(jie)的助手和伴侶。雕(diao)塑(su)的基本工(gong)具有：

     雕塑刀

     為(wei)(wei)泥塑(su)工(gong)(gong)具(ju)，用于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓(ya)、抹泥塑(su)和造型(xing) 。又(you)分(fen)為(wei)(wei)3種 ：第一種為(wei)(wei)金屬工(gong)(gong)具(ju)，由(you)鋼（ 發(fa)藍防(fang)銹 ）、不銹鋼、黃銅等(deng)制(zhi)(zhi)成(cheng)，刀(dao)頭分(fen)斜(xie)三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和箭(jian)鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有(you)的邊緣為(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀(zhuang)。第二種為(wei)(wei)非金屬工(gong)(gong)具(ju)，由(you)竹、木(mu) 、骨 、象牙 、牛角、塑(su)料等(deng)材料制(zhi)(zhi)成(cheng)。大型(xing)的刀(dao)具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)鞋底形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚骨形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜(xie)三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng) ；小型(xing)刀(dao)具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀(zhuang)有(you)菱角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、小腳形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、條形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等(deng)。第三(san)種為(wei)(wei)刮(gua)刀(dao)，可切(qie)削造型(xing)和做(zuo)衣紋(wen)，有(you)各種圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀(dao)等(deng)。