I was just sitting in the living room last week, enjoying my morning coffee and the quiet waiting for my teens to wake up and come downstairs when all of a sudden I heard that all too frequent sound of the CAT SCRATCHING THE FURNITURE which totally triggered me. My peace disrupted by the family cat, I decided I couldn?t take it anymore.
I was tired of yelling ?Stop Coco Stop!? and decided that day I was going to build a cat scratcher before sundown. So I drove to Lowe’s and buy whatever supplies were necessary to save the furniture! Save the chairs!
File this natural wood and sisal rope cat scratcher under the ?not so pretty but necessary? DIY projects in my portfolio of work. :)

 
Aaaaaannddd mission accomplished. :)

  I like the natural wood and sisal rope combination and also the basic geometric shape. It?s not the cutest thing on display but I?d rather save the furniture so it?s a practical compromise. :)
Thankfully the family cat got the message so she?s been stretching herself and scratching it ever since. She actually prefers it now instead of the furniture which was the goal.
Supplies to recreate: 6 ft of birch wood 12? wide; ¾ x 1? strip of wood 12? long; 200 feet of sisal rope; heavy duty stapler, power drill; 1 ¼? screws; sanding wedge; compound miter saw; felt floor protectors (optional).
I?m going to take you back to basic geometry with these angles, they?re simple. 90°, 68° and 22°. Mitering the bottom piece is a little easier since you ...