Making A Cat Playground
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- Опубліковано 12 бер 2022
- I have started a cat climbing wall playground on the French cleat system in our craft room. The first part of this climbing wall is five hexagons that our two cats can climb through. The hexagons fit together so that the cats can climb through the sides that touch the adjacent hexagons. I made the project from the wood I got at an auction last fall that has been sitting in the middle of the shop and needs to be used. The cats seem to like it. I think they are warming up to it.
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The most impressive part of the video is cats actually using something their owner put time and effort into. Usually the more you put into it the more likely they’ll ignore it entirely.
The tragedy of making something for cats is that I think they lack the sense to recognize you've done something for their sake. Sometimes, dogs seem to understand such a thing.
Nothing beats a cardboard box or a crumpled piece of paper.
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That‘s why he made it himself, no shipping cardboard box.
Just goes to show Frank‘s true genius
@@bertbertmann5823 If he was a genius he would have invented the crumpled piece of paper :)
that's what I was afraid of.
I don't know which is more impressive...the cat playground or the cat's actually using it. Great idea!
If this had come in a box, then yeah, they never would have touched it 🤣
My wife and I get unreasonably excited whenever we see that you've released a new video. Please don't stop doing what you do.
I enjoyed the Closeup Pics of the cats boredom, while waiting for completion of the project.
Beautifully engineered solution to a nonexistent problem. Lovely stuff!
ha ha A perfect definition of what I do.
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I've been watching Frank for whats getting close to 10 years and in this new era of hyper speed instagram reels / tiktoks I think his work stands out more than ever. The camera work is thoughtful and shows the process, the voice over is friendly and half the reason I keep coming back to his videos. There is always an explanation behind every move and the long format is so much less stressful. Keep it up Frank!
Happy Sunday Frank
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Perfect slow blink. Happy kitty.
Your cats looked decidedly pleased with their new stomping ground (wall?) there at the end - congratulations!
I miss most aspects of having cats, dogs, and other mammals.
Perhaps I can use some of these techniques to make a solitary bee habitat for the garden.
Cheers!
The only channel I have my notifications set for. Always enjoy watching your content.
Hexagone is the perfect shape for a FRENCH cleat system :D
Cheers from France!
My wife likes your Harry Potter LEGO set. I liked the hexagons.
I’d buy a system like this where I can move and change the configuration utilizing French cleats. Brilliant!
I am seriously impressed to your dedication to the cause! Love it.
oh my gosh i could watch them play all day
My 2 boys are 13 & 14 lbs. I like the wall set up, but anything I would expect them to sleep in would probably need a 1/3 wall on the bottom 2 angles of the hexagon, screwed into the exterior of the ring, or it's floor.
Hard to say if I most enjoy your narrative style, your woodworking or your videography. Thank you for all you give.
Frank AND cats in one film. Now the Internet is complete.
You, my friend, are a most excellent cat daddy. Jackson Galaxy would be pleased.
Beautifully designed and functional.🐈🐈⬛
Alternating half hexagon "tubes" would mate nicely as connectors.
boy is that beautiful
since you have a router table, cutting dados might be faster, without setting up the table dado set + making the sacrificial fence etc
Watching this with my cat sat on my lap, she got quite excited about Cinnamon & Waffles
Your giggle is so joyful!!! Love it!
As always, incredible! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and process!
Thank you for the time spent amusing your cats and the time spent documenting the process!
Really neat, Frank. It's amazing the things we do for our fur babies.
Bill
Search awesome work I would love to have that to put on my porch and put flowers in it for the patio porch thanks for such wonderful creativity
those are rally nice and a great way for your cats to play and get exercise.
Ooohh a new video from Frank! Makes my day
Hexagons are bestagons.
Whappy paws! I think they're pleased with it.
Prepare for this to be your most viewed video ever, Frank.
The cats have you well trained!
How cool- I haven’t seen anyone make a modular one! Making it modular would likely extend my cat’s interest in a playground, I love this!
I really like how you are illustrating your ideas as you describe them. I am immediately able to follow your thoughts and your design. Very nice work!!
This is absolutely amazing. Love every single bit of it. Your cats just loved the final project.
Love this, if you cut a slot or holes in the 2 horizontal mid pieces you could suspend some material to make a cat bed hammock. Also you need a cat bridge platform above the door.
That is just wonderful!
One of my favorite kitten castles that is easy, cheap, and quick to make is take several taped closed empty cardboard boxes and hot glue them together, beside, on top, any way you want, then chuck your 5" hole saw and cut connecting holes between the boxes, sides, top, bottom all around. Let your imagination run wild! The kittens will love it!
Looks like you have a light switch without a cover plate. I can see a cat being a little too curious about that and something bad happening. I think fixing that should be the next project.
Great work and video!
I need to fix that.
Love the shots of the bored-looking cats enduring the wait for their climbing palace as their staff (i.e., you, Frank) build it. Cat having person here. Know the look from experience.
Your specialist cat photography shows an understanding of and affinity with Cinnamon and Ruffles!
Excellent cat playground: they'll have hours of fun and be very content watching what goes on from their new cosy nooks!
Your videos are always informative, entertaining and well put together. This one is no different. Thank you
Another fantastic video! You're a true master and an inspiration. Can't wait to see what your next project will be
I have a similar layout for my 2 cats, but with 5 cardboard boxes on the floor. 😁 Fantastic work as usual Frank. Thanks for sharing.
Your soothing voice and great use of language made this good to watch I usually only watch sewing or cooking . This is a brilliantly kind way to keep your 🐾 happy
This is awesome quality! So creative and professional (both the video editing and the actual woodwork) thanks for the video!
You have two beautiful cats frank I just love the cat shelfs, looks like wall art
Frank is the patron saint of French cleats
Really nice "b-roll" footage of the cats, like at 10:24, they make great mannequins
Cats just make me happy, new video from you with cats makes me extra happy.
You have two very pretty cats. And I love the climbing structure.
Very inspiring! I've been thinking about what kind of a gym I can build for our three tiggers.
piece of art as usual Frank.....the video that is!
Very cool. And your kitties are beautiful.
Nice work Frank! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP
so cool! you could make plain white circles to go in the back of the hexagons and let your kids paint them fun colours
Very cute cats and wonderful cat house/ladder/play area!
Wow. That's beautifully done. I might have to borrow this idea for my cats!
Beautiful masterpiece ❤
I love the honey comb look, lucky cats.
For some reason, that jump cut at the mitre saw, after the dado cuts on the table saw, scared the Bejesus out of me.
Love this and such beautiful kitties!
Really like this, it could be cool if you wrapped thin rope around some of the platforms creating layers for the cats to scratch on.
I am moving into a tiny house with my cats in about a month and I was trying to think of how to make it so that they could get up high where I could built them more room to play. This is perfect to look nice and to also allow them to get up high. Great work.
Terrific ending shot!! Another awesome video!! Thank!!
As always, beautiful work. Clearly a hit with the Kitties, too.
Those are some lucky cats to have a custom designed and built playground! Spectacular!
I love that you;ve done this, the cats seem happy, mine always have to test the waters for a while.
very wel designed and so funy for the cats... and for the Howard family too.. certainly
We love the cat content 🤌🏻🤌🏻
This was such a cool video. Loved seeing the cats use it!
this is so cute!! those are hapy kitties if ive every seen any
Awesome, I'm going to build some of these. I was gonna suggest carpeting to make the hexagons more inviting for your little friends, I'm glad you thought of it at the end.
Those are nuts! Great job
That was a fun video, thanks Frank!
Hexagons are the bestagons
Lovely cats! Great work!
Awesome work as always
Excellent as usual!!!
This is a patentable idea, Frank.
When I saw the thumbnail to this video. I thought "they look like French cleats" that was me hooked.
You have a calming style of delivery and mixed with your editing made this for me a wonderful video.
French cleats and cats in the same video is a winner for me. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That's an incredible idea!
I love this, Frank! I can’t wait to see the other car projects you spoke about. You’ve inspired me to try to make my own cats some little shelves.
Jess Varey.... Oooo yes, I want to see the all the walls covered in cat ramps and hidie-holes. They will go tearing around when Frank is trying to sleep and a blocker will have to added to stop access at night... or not.
That's very cool! Great job! Maybe you could also add a enclosed space or two where they could take a nap.
Elegant and functional design.
Damn it Frank. You have now turned me into one of the people who watch cat videos on the internet.
That "dry overnight" cat expression makes me smile big
Great build!
Can't wait for the bridge!
I would avoid permanently attaching those carpet samples. Too hard to keep clean, and sooner or later someone is going to throw up on them.
In my view, most cat furniture is really ugly, and dominates any space in which it's placed, but I think you may have cracked the code. These pieces are beautiful in their own right, and would probably appeal to most cats. The only thing I think you might consider would be to add some facing pieces here and there for the cats to hide behind for napping, ambush, etc., since they do like privacy and feeling as though they're invisible when they just feel like supervising the goings-on in the room.
Velcro would be a good way to attach the carpet samples.
hello friends greetings healthy and successful always. thank you for sharing knowledge and always faithfully watching your latest things @❤❤
Love this! And the fur babies ❤
So so cool! My cat's love to climb, I wish I had the tools to make them something like this!! Amazing work as always Frank! :)
Love it, Cinnamon and Waffles are spoiled. 😎
Your videography is absolutely amazing Frank. Always love watching. 😎
This is so cute!
Definitely going to want to move that lego shelf somewhere else. I can see the cat just sitting there, tail flicking, then WHAP! knocks it on the floor.
how nice! i'm sure they will use it a lot. the only thing i'd definitely add is some places that are covered, so they can hide! they just love enclosed spaces.
So cool! Great system that can change if you choose to add different styles of ring in the future
Thanks a lot Frank I've already made cat trees cat bunk beds and a cat closet
More cat footage please!!! Loved this. Impossible to have too much video of the kitties.
Nice, Frank!