I read in a journal article, that the rose is actually made of parchment. It looks like wood, but parchment can look the same way, depending on the animal it's from. And I think it's treated with a thin coat of varnish, the same as on the rest of the instrument.
Skill issue.
Close-up of the rose:
I took these pictures during my visit of the Wartburg castle last year.
"Furry companies" is a strange concept to me. The furry community relies largely on individual makers and artists. And sure, the US has the most Furrys at ca. 1/3 of the global community, Europe comes second place at 30%, according to this source: https://expertbeacon.com/how-many-furries-are-in-the-world/
United States – 34%
Canada – 18%
Europe (UK, Germany, Nordics) – 30%
Asia (China, Japan, Australia) – 13%
Latin America – 3%
Africa & Middle East – 2%
It looks like it has cat ears.
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It works quite well for madium to large distances. For anything close you'll need equal parts of skill and luck. ; )
Just by estimating the distance and relying on the focus markings. Same as with some vintage cameras I have.
All print parts in greentec pro black, the interior of the body is painted with musou black.
Test shots:
The lens is a Rodenstock Sironar f135mm/5.6, and the back is a Horseman 6x8cm roll film back, originally for a large format camera. I bought a 65mm focusing tubus, flange adapter and copal adapter and printed a ring with the correct focusing markings for this lens. The grip is a standard grip for camera cages. The viewfinder is originally from a different camera, and covers a bit more viewing angle than the lens. The interior of the body is painted with musou black.
Here are some test shots on Tri-X (badly digitized with my phone):
I don't need to cut it to final thickness right away, since I have to graduate the thickness by hand anyway. Being in the ballpark of 3 or 4mm might be enough.
Edit: also, most veneers I found were plain-sawn, and I specifically need quarter-sawn.
Me, a German: "This is clearly a Monks' Grass Mosquito (Mönchsgrasmücke)!"