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.
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!
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 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
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!
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.
Our cat used to get up on the roof of the house and garage a lot. Then he would stay up there and howl for someone (usually me) to come help him down. This got old in the middle of the Winter so I build him some spiral steps. I used an 8 foot cedar 4x4 and put a base on it about 30 inches in diameter to stabilize it when standing on end. Then I cut some steps from scraps of 5/4 x 6 cedar decking I found in my scrap bin. The steps were about 12 inches in rise from one to the next and they rotated around the post 90 degrees at each step. So they had to corkscrew their way up or down. It worked very well and lasted for many years. Unfortunately our cat did not. He got hit bay a car one night 10 years ago last week. Miss you buddy.
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.
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
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. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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.
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.
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.
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!!
I think that yours cats are very lucky ! this boxes are very easy to do, elegant and very usefull to change lazy cats in athletic sportcats ! Very funny idea so well done ! Bravo for the maker !
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.
I buit a pretty massive tower for my boys. All the plywood is 3/4" furniture grade. It's 6 ft tall, has 3 boxes (22" x 24" x 6") set at staggered heights. Bottom of the tower is 2 pieces of 3/4" ply 24" x 36". The upright are 2x4s. Carpeted the boxes, but not the interior bottom. For that, got 1" foam from the fabric store. That width is a really good fit for a pillowcase, making it easy to wash or replace as needed. Put some sisal around the uprights. They love it, and it's mass makes it a tick solid playground.
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!
Radial arm saw. Brave man. I built a set using the design you showed first and my cats enjoyed it, but I sold them because I plan to move. When I land in a new home, I will be using your superior design. BTW, I built an extension on the front of one of the hexagons that held a cat bed.
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 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.
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!
Beautifully engineered solution to a nonexistent problem. Lovely stuff!
ha ha A perfect definition of what I do.
Lol
Perfect slow blink. Happy kitty.
You, my friend, are a most excellent cat daddy. Jackson Galaxy would be pleased.
Happy Sunday Frank
👍🤗
Your cats looked decidedly pleased with their new stomping ground (wall?) there at the end - congratulations!
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.
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!
The only channel I have my notifications set for. Always enjoy watching your content.
those are rally nice and a great way for your cats to play and get exercise.
For some reason, that jump cut at the mitre saw, after the dado cuts on the table saw, scared the Bejesus out of me.
Really neat, Frank. It's amazing the things we do for our fur babies.
Bill
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
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!
Damn it Frank. You have now turned me into one of the people who watch cat videos on the internet.
Your giggle is so joyful!!! Love it!
Beautifully designed and functional.🐈🐈⬛
very wel designed and so funy for the cats... and for the Howard family too.. certainly
Ooohh a new video from Frank! Makes my day
This is a patentable idea, Frank.
oh my gosh i could watch them play all day
Whappy paws! I think they're pleased with it.
Amazing work as always! The cat shots are of such quality one could easily mistake them for a 4K demo video 👌
The cats have you well trained!
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
piece of art as usual Frank.....the video that is!
that's very good cat enrichment!
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.
Very cool. And your kitties are beautiful.
I’d buy a system like this where I can move and change the configuration utilizing French cleats. Brilliant!
Hexagons are the bestagons
That "dry overnight" cat expression makes me smile big
Our cat used to get up on the roof of the house and garage a lot. Then he would stay up there and howl for someone (usually me) to come help him down. This got old in the middle of the Winter so I build him some spiral steps. I used an 8 foot cedar 4x4 and put a base on it about 30 inches in diameter to stabilize it when standing on end. Then I cut some steps from scraps of 5/4 x 6 cedar decking I found in my scrap bin. The steps were about 12 inches in rise from one to the next and they rotated around the post 90 degrees at each step. So they had to corkscrew their way up or down. It worked very well and lasted for many years. Unfortunately our cat did not. He got hit bay a car one night 10 years ago last week. Miss you buddy.
Really nice "b-roll" footage of the cats, like at 10:24, they make great mannequins
Nice work Frank! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP
I am seriously impressed to your dedication to the cause! Love it.
We love the cat content 🤌🏻🤌🏻
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.
Thank you for the time spent amusing your cats and the time spent documenting the process!
Hexagone is the perfect shape for a FRENCH cleat system :D
Cheers from France!
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
I love that you;ve done this, the cats seem happy, mine always have to test the waters for a while.
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!
My wife likes your Harry Potter LEGO set. I liked the hexagons.
Awesome video, design snd choreography
What a great cat tree for two beautiful kitties :)
hello friends greetings healthy and successful always. thank you for sharing knowledge and always faithfully watching your latest things @❤❤
Frank is the patron saint of French cleats
Frank + cats = new YT paradigm.
Those are some lucky cats to have a custom designed and built playground! Spectacular!
I love the honey comb look, lucky cats.
Those are nuts! Great job
Very cute cats and wonderful cat house/ladder/play area!
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. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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.
You have two beautiful cats frank I just love the cat shelfs, looks like wall art
Can't wait to see the cat bridges!
Watching this with my cat sat on my lap, she got quite excited about Cinnamon & Waffles
That was a fun video, thanks Frank!
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.
Lovely cats
Terrific ending shot!! Another awesome video!! Thank!!
Love it, Cinnamon and Waffles are spoiled. 😎
Your videography is absolutely amazing Frank. Always love watching. 😎
Thanks Frank !!!!!
Alternating half hexagon "tubes" would mate nicely as connectors.
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.
Beautiful masterpiece ❤
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.
so cool! you could make plain white circles to go in the back of the hexagons and let your kids paint them fun colours
More cat footage please!!! Loved this. Impossible to have too much video of the kitties.
Great build!
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!!
Very nice idea. If my wife sees this I'll be making them.
This is absolutely amazing. Love every single bit of it. Your cats just loved the final project.
Nice, Frank!
Can't wait for the bridge!
I think that yours cats are very lucky !
this boxes are very easy to do, elegant and very usefull to change lazy cats in athletic sportcats !
Very funny idea so well done ! Bravo for the maker !
As always, beautiful work. Clearly a hit with the Kitties, too.
Great. Now my two divas want their own wall playground.
Happy cats!!
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.
I buit a pretty massive tower for my boys. All the plywood is 3/4" furniture grade. It's 6 ft tall, has 3 boxes (22" x 24" x 6") set at staggered heights. Bottom of the tower is 2 pieces of 3/4" ply 24" x 36". The upright are 2x4s. Carpeted the boxes, but not the interior bottom. For that, got 1" foam from the fabric store. That width is a really good fit for a pillowcase, making it easy to wash or replace as needed. Put some sisal around the uprights. They love it, and it's mass makes it a tick solid playground.
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.
this is so cute!! those are hapy kitties if ive every seen any
Lovely cats! Great work!
fun idea, incl using the cleats etc 😀
This is awesome quality! So creative and professional (both the video editing and the actual woodwork) thanks for the video!
Pretty cool catitat! Add some boxes for cat naps and they’ll call it feline fantastic. Your execution was purrfect, so good job! 🥸👍 🐈 🐈 ✅✅
Excellent as usual!!!
Thanks a lot Frank I've already made cat trees cat bunk beds and a cat closet
Radial arm saw. Brave man.
I built a set using the design you showed first and my cats enjoyed it, but I sold them because I plan to move.
When I land in a new home, I will be using your superior design.
BTW, I built an extension on the front of one of the hexagons that held a cat bed.
Wow. That's beautifully done. I might have to borrow this idea for my cats!
Love this and such beautiful kitties!
Love this! And the fur babies ❤
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!