How to Build Your Own Cat Scratching Post

If you're not interested in buying into a scrape, simply as a suitable place. This article will show you how to create your very own cat tree in five easy steps and Materials Limited. It 's a fun project for the whole day, or you can make your cat can become a blueprint for the weekend with all sorts of luxury.

Feel free to add what grandparents do that you are after, it all depends on how you practiceam.

Take a look at what we need to build this masterpiece ...

Tools

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oWork Gloves

Material:

o A round wooden poles, 25-35 cm tall and at least 4 "in diameter. (Make sure the item is dry, so that does not deform after being nailed in)
role or sisal rope (200 '), which should be at least ¼ "thick. (max ½") is thicker than last. AlsoYou want to look for non-oiled sisal rope.
o A robust, thick piece of plywood. If more than half as wide as the survey is high. So, for a "pole top 30 that you want at least a 16" by 16 "basis.
Or do you want a pair of very thin, small nails, sisal rope snaps nails. Take care, nails, wire, ½ "or 1" is a great job. Like this home nail, you can use.
o To create the basis for the post, will need five FramingNails. Everything used to design, are not
much of a craftsman and I only use what is around. Make sure the nails are long and thick enough to make the base of the pole and saved.

This is all material from a scraper minimum.

If you want this weekend in a project instead of one day doing something that can be anything you want ...

For example, you can use a piece of plywood with perch on top. You can see some carpet and staple at the base. You can launch any of sisal rope and left the board with a weight on the ground.

In fact, the possibilities are endless. I recommend a look at other places to scratch and get ideas from there.

But I'm still here, of course, back to reality to be constructed. We can decorate the post later.

Residence:

Before you create all your tools and materials. Cut> Post a basis of size or offset, if you need.
According to Hammer of sisal rope to the top of the pole with wire pins.
3 You can use the gloves - wind sisal rope around the post as close as possible without spaces at the bottom.
4 As before, sisal rope hammer nails into the base of the pole with the wire.
Was 5 ° and the center position on the floor (plywood). Push and then hammer in fiveFraming nails into plywood and disadvantages at the bottom of the message.
Enjoy the sixth as he is, or add whatever you want!

Now is a useful and convenient scratching post for your cat!

Congratulations

It is recommended that training can in my other article to get your cat to use. And, you know he can do what you want with your new flat scraper.

Whether you are a home-madecompanies acquired or post, I hope your cat enjoys as much as me.