Create Scratching Post

• 1). Cut a section of carpet in length equal to the length of the mailing tube or wooden dowel and a width equal to the circumference of the tube or dowel.
  
  
• 2). Roll the tube in the length of carpet with the right side of the carpet facing the tube or dowel.
  
  
• 3). Use a pen to the back of the carpet where it should be cut to completely cover the tube or dowel.
  
  
• 4). Cut the carpet along the line drawn in Step 3.
  
  
• 5). Squeeze glue onto the tube or dowel. Create lines of glue all around the tube. Spread the glue with a scrap piece of cardboard to cover the tube or dowel. The goal is to achieve a thick a surface layer of adhesive.
  
  
• 6). Wrap the carpet around tube or dowel with right side of the carpet placed against the adhesive.
  
  
• 7). Run a bead or line of glue down the seam of where the carpet is joined to itself.
  
  
• 8). Wrap twine around the carpet on the tube or dowel in the same manner as you would see the lines on a barber pole or peppermint stick and secure with a knot The twine will serve as a clamp to hold the carpet in place until the adhesive has dried.
  
  

Set Scratching Post into Base

• 1). Twist bolts of the Christmas tree holder to the approximate diameter of the tube or dowel wrapped in carpet.
  
  
• 2). Tighten bolts to clamp tightly into the carpet-wrapped dowel or tube. Tighten all bolts until there is a tight grip and the scratching post is tightly secured.
  
  
• 3). Rub catnip into the weave of the carpet backing. This will entice kitty into using the post.