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Boo the Finger Nibbler
Boo was hanging out on Leaf Tree’s upper Leafs and grabbed his owner’s hand for a gentle finger nibble — thankfully it wasn’t too tasty! You can see that the Leaf he’s standing on (a Mk1 Leaf), has a improvised cardboard shim between the toe of the cleat assembly and the Trunk. Over time, we…
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Boo Peering Down
Back at Boo’s house in mid June, Leaf Tree Mk 1 V1.5 is set back up and he’s enjoying surveying his owner from the 6ft height that’s achieved using Trunk Mk1 (4ft long) and a Mk2 Trunk (2ft)
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Some Parts Progress
In early June, 2023, the V2 trunk was finally brought into reality! It consists of 2-foot sections with a similar construction to the original Trunk, but with caps on each end to keep the rope wrapping secure. To make the V3 hammock, a new jig was made to better bend the rod to make the…
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Cosmo Hanging at his Place
We were back at Cosmo’s for a visit in mid-June and he was immediately drawn to the returned Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.5. He was enjoying lounging on the Tree Top to stay on top of the goings-on in his surrounds
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Making Gravity Cleats Mk2
This was the first attempt at solid wood cleats with the milling jig. The test was successful–it demonstrated the practical feasibility of the toothed fiction solution far better than the plywood test–but the pine was too soft to be ideal for the milling process. For the next iteration, we’ll go with the next hardest wood:…
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Root System Demo
Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.5 has all flat surfaces covered with burlap and cotton batting for a little cushion to provide some give when cats are running, jumping, kneading, falling, rolling, sleeping, and engaging in all of their other amazing behaviors. Cosmo is fond of its lounge-ability, and Boo–a cat who tends to do most of…
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Attack from Above
On the same visit to Cosmo’s house, the product testing team started to engage in group play centered around the Leaf Tree. Cosmo, the eldest, used a higher Leaf as an observation perch, while Walter, the youngest, used a lower Leaf as the perfect spot from which to execute an ambush! Sadly, no video was…
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Climbing Hi
Back at Cosmo’s house, on May 27th 2023, the full product-testing crew was back together! The pictured iteration of Leaf Tree is Mk1 V1.5 with a freshly repaired Hammock Mk 2 (with a lockstitch using twine and a large tapestry needle). We were able to capture Walter climbing up the spiral Leaf arrangement to say…
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Making Leaf Tree Prototype Mk2
These are in-progress shots of the newest parts for Leaf Tree Mk2 (which itself is yet to be received by our product testers because we’re bringing it back with us from Open Sauce, but pictures of it are in the queue!)The heels are Mk2 (pine wood) before milling, the caps are Mk2 (plywood), and the…
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