The project started with the goal of creating a structure designed to allow cats to climb and scratch indoors. Timbercomb sought to build a complete wooden cat tree featuring vertical scratching posts, a shelf, and an elevated platform with an angled ramp.
Construction involved measuring and cutting MDF into base panels and shelf platforms. The maker shaped the lumber posts using a circular saw and a jigsaw. Small wooden retaining blocks were glued and stapled to the flat rectangular wooden base to create sockets for the posts. The upright posts were then secured to the base using screws driven from underneath.
The finished posts were wrapped in brown natural fiber rope. A notable detail is the fitting of grey plush carpet sections that have angled slit cutouts around the base posts. The elevated platform itself was finished with its post tops cut flush using the circular saw.
When wrapping the posts, the maker noted that applying wood glue made keeping the rope taut difficult. This observation led to the use of staples for quicker results. The resulting tower functions as an indoor climbing and scratching solution.
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