Cardboard Scratching Post

by Prométhée in Living > Pets

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Cardboard Scratching Post

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Hi Folks !

i've made a scratching post using only cardboard and threaded rod for my cat.

I've included it to my home-made cat tree.

Supplies

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For this project, you only need :

Cardboard, a threaded rod, 2 washers and 2 nuts

The tools you need are :

a drill, scissors, and wrench for the nuts.

Cardboard Disk

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Draw circle on a cardboard with a pipe or a pringles box then use scissors to cut them.

thread threaded rod into cardboard disk. You can mount threaded rod on a drill and spine to include cardboard and screw them easily.

Include to the Cat Tree

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Drill 2 holes on your cat tree or on 2 pieces of wood where you want to set your scratching post in.

Final

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Set the scratching post in place and add nuts

and it's over !

I hope your cat will love and use it as mine.

Thank you very much for reading,
If you liked this intructable and if you have any questions or tips please leave me a comment and don’t forget to vote for it :P !