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How To Make Easy Cat Scratching Post With PVC Pipes, Rope And Hot Glue

3,131,143 views November 1, 2019 9:15

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In brief

Build a sturdy, budget-friendly cat scratching post and tree using PVC pipes, rope, and plywood. This DIY project is perfect for cat owners who want a custom, durable alternative to store-bought options—ideal for those with basic tools and a bit of patience.

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So my fluffy destroyed old cat tree and insisted for new one. About 20eur and some hours off from sunday and she got new cat tree. I had thought about buying a cat tree, but around 20 eur there was nothing good to choose from. Since I like to do everything myself, I bought the materials and made it myself.
Material list:
1x D110-1000mm sewer pipe
1x D110-250mm sewer pipe
1x D110/110 sewer pipe triangle
3x D110 sewer pipe cups
1x D110 sewer pipe 90 angle
1x D110/110 sewer pipe coupler
1x 6mm x 60m rope (around pipe is about 36cm so if you want make 1m scratch post you need 100cm/0,6cm= 166.7 x 36cm= ~6000cm = 60m of rope
1x 30x30x1.2 cm plywood for first step
1x 40x40x1.2 cm plywood for cat bed +4x 39x4x1,2 cm plywood for bed walls +1x 40x40x2 foam cushion + 1m artificial fur fabric
1x 35x35x2.6 cm plywood for base
some screws and glue sticks

Tools that may be useful for this project:

Glue gun :
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Stapler:
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Jute rope :
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Fake fur:
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0:00 Partlist
0:30 Making base
1:08 Prepare pipes
2:10 Attach the pipe base
2:35 Plan the height
3:00 Gluing the first pipe to base
3:30 Start of gluing rope
3:51 Gluing pipe triangle
4:14 Continue to glue the rope
4:55 Gluing pipe angle
5:10 Continue to glue the rope
5:50 Making the first shelf
6:22 Gluing straight pipe and continue to glue the rope
7:05 Making top shelf
8:16 Attaching top shelf
8:37 Adding weight for stability
9:00 Cat testing bed

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craftzars published this 9:15 video tutorial on November 1, 2019. It has been watched 3,131,143 times on YouTube.

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craftzars
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November 1, 2019
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