this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2024
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So our neighbor's cat has been visiting us for a while, so I decided to build this ramp so that she could more easily get into and out of our yard. I'm not much of a woodworker, but was happy with how this turned out.

It's made almost entirely from cedar fence posts. Nearly 18 feet long (3 fence posts end to end with the dog ear tip cut off). Ripped cedar planks into 3 for a frame/support to prevent flexing. Posts are pine 2x4, and go 18 inches into the ground, which was the majority of the effort, since our ground is like cement...

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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Well one of my cats has like half a brain cell and the other one is scared of everything so…. Not a great idea to leave them unattended