How to Make a Scratching Pole For a Cat?
Is your cat scratching up your furniture and curtains leaving them in ruins? Before you throw the cat out, or in desperation, consider making a simple scratching pole. If you can make a scratching pole that your cat prefers over anything else, you may solve your problem and save your furniture and curtains from further destruction. It is actually quite easy to make a scratching pole for a cat. Here is a list of the supplies needed: One cedar post of 30″ tall and at least 4″ in diameter A bundle of no oiled sisal rope measuring a /12″ wide A piece of 3/4″ plywood to make the base sturdy Four ¾” 16d coated sinker nails Before beginning you will want to make sure your post is dry so that there will not be any shrinking of the post after the sisal is wrapped on. To make the post you might want to wear a pair of work gloves when you wrap the sisal around the post. To start you will want to nail the beginning of your rope all the way around the top of the post. Then you wind the rope around
