how to make a small scratchingpost

Nikolaus Gradwohl2015-09-10T06:49:34+00:00

I build a small scratchingpost from scratch (sorry could not resist :-) ) to prevent my cats from scratching on my chair. I used scrap materials I had lying around and it only took me a view minutes.

scratching post

These are the materials I used:

  • a piece of wood for the base (I used the remains of an old cat-tree)
  • a cardboard can (from müsli, potatochips, ...)
  • a screw, a washer and a nut
  • a sisal-clothsline
  • some doublesided stickytape
  • small rubberfeed

bill of material

First I drilled a hole into the base plate and the bottom of the cardboard can. Then I used the screw and the nut to fix the can to the plate and made sure that the beginning of the clothsline is stuck between them.

step 1

Then I wound the clothsline around the can all the way to the top. To secure the clothsline on the end I used some doublesided stickytape. I used a small knive to cut a x into the can near the top and pushed the end of the rope through so my cats can't use the ending to unwind the rope.

step 2

Finally I put some rubber feed on the base plate to prevent the screw from scratching my floor - et voila! - a small scratching-post I can place next to my desk to save my chair

scratching post

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