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Cat Furniture - Make Your Own Cat Scratching

Cats need scratching. It is their way of exercising the toes and claw removal of pods old. Apart from that, it just feels good. You can buy a cat scratching post, make your own, or see your sofa destroyed. furniture Cat need not be complex or difficult. It must be stable, however. Think of a cat scratching post base. There are only three elements: a base, a message, and a cap. Look at each one.

The base. A cat scratching post should be stable. A message that rotates in use can scare your cat away, often, never to return. The base must be at least 16 "by 16" square cut and 3 / 4 "plywood or particle board. The base can be painted, carpeted or covered with cut pile fabric. Carpets hold up better, and if you have any remains of the house that match your decor. Carpet haircut not engage the claws of your cat as the cormorant or the loop. The best way and make a base for painting the edge of the plate and glue Hot melt carpet surface. Fast, easy, clean. Make first base.

Work. The scraper is made of two 2x4s nailed together. average height pole should be longer than your cat is large (extended). Cats like to stretch when scratching. Most cats commercial messages Stripe 26 " 30 "tall. Nail your 2x4 together and cut both ends square. This will be borne by ¼", no oil, sisal rope. This type of Cable is sold in stores in most hardware stores or home centers. To determine the amount of cable you need, you can calculate about five feet for each inch of height of the post. For example, a 30 "scraper would need 5 x 30, or 150. Sisal cat scratching is the best way is very cheap. Finally, the first entry in a hole a quarter inch to one inch deep around near the bottom edge of the pole and the top edge. This is where the rope is anchored. Place the post at the top of the carpet base with four screws 3 "long bridge. Screw right through the carpet. Squirt hot glue to melt into the hole you drilled and insert the end of the rope. Now it's just a matter of adjusting the rope around the pole. You must be tightened. After ten or twelve rounds, while maintaining tension, use a hammer to strike the necks together. If you skip this step your cat will eventually compress packaging when using the message and have a hole at the top. Upon reaching the top of your use of hot glue to reattach the end of the rope through the hole previously pierced.

Top. The simple principle of this cat furniture is only a wooden lid that holds the rope from slipping. You can buy decorative pole caps near the centers of origin or cut a piece of wood about 4 "x 4.5". Just nail or screw the lid in place. If I your cat might give a hanger Cat make a wooden box with internal dimensions 14 "x 14" x 3 ". Screw the box to the post with 3" flathead screws and hot melt another piece of carpet in place. If you spray the post with catnip extract your cat crazy with their new role.

Depending on what you have to buy this project will probably be completed for $ 30 or less.

BOM.

Elimination of the carpet, at least 16 "X 16". haircut is the best.

Plywood, 16 "x 16".

Two 2x4 between 26 "and 30"

Sisal rope, 150.

wooden ceiling at the top, 4 "x 4.5"

flathead screws, 3 "

About the Author

Bob Hampel has owned contented cats for 35 years. He has built a number of cat furniture items that have put him in good standing within the feline community. He currently owns http://www.katsrule.com

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