Introduction: Scratching Tablet

I created a scrape pad for my girlfriends cats. Hopefully you the likes of my product and the instructable and that you will exist able to build it.

Step 1: Starting time: (forgot to Take Characterization)

The original thing you need to come is, get a paper and a pencil, then close your eyes and try on to gues your product, how bragging it will atomic number 4, which forms it will have you bet IT should look like in your imagination.

Now you should precisely know how it will look like. Take the pencil and pull down your product, with all the dwarfish parts, on the paper. Naturally, you can make as many drafts as you want until it fits in your opinion. Today you stern also get with the measurements for your product, sample to put the measurements next to your drawing.

Step 2: Wood Choosing (forgot to Take Picture)

When you are finished with the first 2 stairs start thought process about which type of you are going to use of goods and services. The best types of wood for a scratching pad are (you canful choose whatever you like the prizewinning):

  • White oak tree (expensive)
  • Juglans nigra (expensive)
  • Beechwood (cheap)
  • Ash (cheap)
  • Butternut (high-ticket)
  • Red oak (expensive)
  • Soft maple (expensive)
  • Poplar tree, pines, and fir (cheap)

Step 3: Cutting (forgot to Take Picture)

Now start to incised the 2 pieces of wood out with the measurements you sustain elect. When you are finished that, you can start to sand the wood pieces until they are pianissimo assai. For the situatio, sand the all edges until they are one shot, so that it is easier to frame the rope around. As wel, sand the buttocks plate so that your cats do not hurt themselves along these edges.

Step 4: Gluing

After sanding you can start to create a square in the heart of the bottom plate. The square should receive the measurements of the bottom of the post so that you derriere stick it in. When you are finished, sand the kettle of fish a bit that the post fits good.

Take a wood glue and put a bit around the bottom of the post. Then stick it in the hole and steady information technology and wait until information technology drys. Instantly information technology should be stabilized, if not you can glue small wood blocks in next to the post.

Step 5: Drawing (if You Want)

(only if you wish to take in something on the wood) Now you need to get down a wood burner and a pencil. Draw your sign, a letter, etc. .. on the wood.

Tone 6: Putting Rope Around Post (forgot to Claim Motion-picture show)

Instantly you need these materials:

  • Glue gun
  • Staple gun
  • Pliers
  • Scissor hold
  • Cat tree tool
  • Non-toxic cleaners (if the woodwind is dirty) rope

Follow these stairs:

  1. Put a bit glue on the send and stick the rope in on it, now staple it.
  2. Wee a assaul around the post with the glue
  3. Stick the lasso on it and staple it every 3 to 5 cm. (do this until you are at the top side)
  4. When you arrived at the upper, you leave cut the roach and essential the last piece many times that it sticks cured

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