Cat scratching post

Dear visitors of the site, from the master class presented by the author, you will learn how to independently make a claw point for your pet.

Having a cat at home or in an apartment, many people know what a pogrom and harm of furniture, wallpaper, shoes, it can cause, namely to peel. By nature, cats periodically need to sharpen their claws, but where to do it in a city apartment? Of course, the cat will tear wallpaper and expensive furniture, and then you will scold and chase it))) So, to solve this problem once and for all, you need to make a scratching post from improvised materials do it yourself.

Why you can use a paper tube, on which you need to wind the rope close to each other and glue with hot glue. The base is made of MDF sheet, thick cardboard and fabric, the furniture leg also serves as fasteners.

And so, let's look at what exactly the author will need to make a scratching post?

Materials
1. 50 cm paper tube
2. jute rope
3. MDF sheet 50x50 cm
4. cardboard
5. thick fabric
6. hot glue
7. metal can lid
8. furniture leg
9. wood screws

Instruments
1. thermal gun
2. scissors
3. hacksaw
4. stationery knife
5. ruler
6. pencil
7. screwdriver

Step-by-step instructions for assembling a scratching post with your own hands.
As already mentioned above, the design will consist of a paper tube wrapped in a very tight jute rope (preferably without synthetic impurities) Fastened with a furniture leg to the base of MDF glued with cardboard and a dense fabric.
To begin with, the author takes directly the paper tube itself at least 50 cm long, it is possible more so that the kote extends to its full height while also kneading the back)You will also need about 10 m of jute rope.Furniture leg.Cut thick fabric, you can jeans.The base 50x50 is cut out from MDF and the leg mount is screwed exactly in the middle.A hole is cut out in the cardboard and glued with a hot glue to the plate.A dense fabric is stretched over it with an inlet flush 1 cm and is also glued to hot-melt adhesive.The second part of the leg is installed directly inside the paper tube, fixed with glue.The rope must be wound from the bottom up, applying a layer of glue every 4-5 cm.The top can be made as follows, a metal cover is taken from the can (with a diameter larger than a paper tube) and glued with a dense material and attached to the top of the claw point.Then it collects all the details in a single design and this is what results in the end.Kote is very pleased with his new toy, but at first he still doesn’t confidentially sniff and inspect)In order for your furry pet to get used to a new object as quickly as possible, you can hang a small ball on a lace or bow on it, thereby playing a cat, it will quickly get used to and recognize the clawfish as its property.

Thus, from the available materials, the master assembled an excellent toy for his four-legged friend, and he saved a lot.

This concludes the article. Thank you very much for your attention!
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