Carp fish.

Wood. 4.7x2.8 cm. Tortoise shell inlays.

8. "FISH", step by step.

Step 8:

Impregnated our figure with linseed oil, and give dry. Finally polish. Statuette ready.

7. "FISH", step by step.

Step 7:
Glue eyes with an epoxy adhesive. Again, polish the entire surface of the figures.

6. "FISH", step by step.

Step 6:

Once again, we polish the surface and stain with a solution of potassium permanganate.
The next stage - inserting the eyes. I used the transparent part of tortoise shell.
The recess for the pupil I was doing the inside of the eyes and paint it with black paint.

5. "FISH", step by step.

Step 5:

Carving of fish scales and other small parts.

4. "FISH", step by step.

Step 4:

When the form is ready, I polish the surface. 

The next stage - carving fine details.

3. "FISH", step by step.

Step 3:

A little more work over form, but now with the drill I'm starting to use wood carving tools.

2. "FISH", step by step.

Step 2:

Using a drill to remove all unnecessary.

1. "FISH", step by step.

Step 1: 

Choice of material. I decided to use a "wild pear" tree.

Tanuki no hara tsutsumi (Badger fiend)

Wood. 3.6x3.2 cm.

Daikoku with a sack and rats.

Mammoth ivory. 5.5x3.8 cm.

Fukurokuju with a fan.

Mammoth ivory. 4.9x3.6 cm

Woman wrestler

Wood. 4.3x2.9 cm.

Tenaga making a hand-stand.

First, the really interesting figure, I pulled out after the army in 1993.

Unfortunately, it was stolen.
I recently revisited an old photographic film, and found a very blurred picture of my figure.

Wood, about 5 cm.

How I started wood carving.

I started carving wood during my school years (1986-1987). My first figures were pretty primitive, but it was a start. The reason to start working was watching the Soviet film "Krosh Vacations". Which shows the process of collecting netsuke in the USSR.
I started woodcarving with ordinary pocket knife, and it was awful :)

A boy drawing Okame. Frame from the movie “Krosh's Vacation”: