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    Cat Condo

    Nov 02, 2021 6 minutes
    Written by: Logan Wittmer
    Project Design: Dillon Baker

    Most cat habitats that you purchase from pet stores end up being rather ... cookie cutter? So, when planning time came around at Wood-smith, we challenged designer Dillon Baker to come up with a good-looking cat condo. The catitat (as we call it) that you see here is what he came up with. And I think even the snub-nose felines would agree it’s purrfect.

    SPINDLE LEGS. To give the cat tree the elevation that most cats like, you’re going to start with the three long legs. Here, we used walnut. Start by cutting the legs into the hexagon shape seen in detail ‘a.’ This is easily done at the table saw. Just tilt the blade 30° and make four cuts to form the shape.

    The parts of the tree that you’ll make in a little bit are connected to the legs with tongues that seat into mortises on the legs. So, making those mortises is

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