福建佛像雕塑，雕(diao)刻藝(yi)術種(zhong)類(lei)的其中一種(zhong)，也(ye)是流傳時間最長(chang)的一種(zhong)。最早(zao)期的佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)多見于石(shi)雕(diao)石(shi)刻，后來銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)開始出現，銅佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)大(da)多形(xing)體較(jiao)小而精致，便以攜帶供奉于佛(fo)(fo)寺和信眾家中佛(fo)(fo)龕，或(huo)納藏于佛(fo)(fo)塔地宮(gong)之中，從(cong)古流傳至今(jin)，有很高的收(shou)藏價值。下(xia)面跟著大(da)興景(jing)觀來了解(jie)下(xia)福(fu)建佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)雕(diao)塑(su)所用(yong)的工具：

     工具是雕刻(ke)家從(cong)事創作的(de)最直接的(de)助手(shou)和伴侶。雕塑(su)的(de)基本工具有：

     雕(diao)塑(su)刀

     為(wei)(wei)泥(ni)塑(su)(su)工(gong)具(ju)，用于刮(gua)、削、貼、挑、壓(ya)、抹泥(ni)塑(su)(su)和(he)造(zao)型 。又分為(wei)(wei)3種(zhong)(zhong) ：第(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)金屬工(gong)具(ju)，由鋼（ 發(fa)藍防銹 ）、不(bu)銹鋼、黃銅(tong)等制(zhi)成，刀頭分斜三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、柳葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、卯葉(xie)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)箭鏃形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，有的邊緣為(wei)(wei)鋸齒狀。第(di)二(er)種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)非(fei)金屬工(gong)具(ju)，由竹(zhu)、木 、骨(gu)(gu) 、象(xiang)牙 、牛角、塑(su)(su)料等材料制(zhi)成。大型的刀具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有鞋底(di)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、墨(mo)魚(yu)骨(gu)(gu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)、拇(mu)指形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing) 、斜三(san)角形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)等 ；小(xiao)(xiao)型刀具(ju)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)狀有菱(ling)角形(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(di)三(san)種(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)刮(gua)刀，可(ke)切(qie)削造(zao)型和(he)做衣(yi)紋，有各(ge)種(zhong)(zhong)圓弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)雙面刮(gua)刀等。