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”: