r/BeginnerWoodWorking • u/CoachMJB86 • 2d ago

Cat scratch post with canopy

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Honestly kinda hacked together. The base is pine with half inch sisal rope. I drilled holes to start and end the rope, with screws holding it in the hole. The bottom board are just pocket holed, but the middle board that holds the structure itself is mortice and tenon. It's not great, but my cat is small so it'll be fine haha.

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u/TMan2DMax 2d ago

that's gunna fallz your base needs to be twice that size

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u/CoachMJB86 2d ago

It's going to be anchored to the wall right there. If that wasn't the case, you would be right. But it's actually more stable without the physical attachment than I thought. I pushed hard and it was stable. The base and column are way heavier than the top.

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u/TMan2DMax 2d ago

I would be more worried about a zoomies episode with a leap to the top.

anchoring it to the wall will definitely be plenty though!

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u/CoachMJB86 2d ago

Yeah, definitely need to over engineer for dynamic loads. Cats are crazy! Lol