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New Tree Top Demo
For our product tester, Boo, the new 18-inch (point to point) octagonal top is a bit small for when he’s particularly into scratches But its size does cater to games of king of the hill! We’re not sure if standing on the other player counts as winning though…
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Open Sauce Tree Concept
We heard about Open Sauce around when we started our iterative prototyping process for Leaf Tree, and we thought we’d try to pursue the exhibitor opportunity. Social media was a requirement for submission, so we got a bit tied up with trying to throw together an online presence, and unknowingly missed the deadline. Had we…
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Gravity Cleat Demo
We’ve described the way the gravity secured cleat system functions, but we thought a visualization would be far more helpful: Raising the front end of the Leaf allows it to move freely without hardware or tightening because it’s effectively changing the snug circular profile that fits to the circumference of the Tree Trunk to a…
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Durability Check-in (Mk1 V1.5)
Leaf Tree’s Mk2 hammock proved to be popular with both product testers. However, aspects of the construction were starting to wear with the high-use. When the hammock was constructed, the channel around the edge of the hammock was slightly too narrow for the hammock insert frame to easily slide through, which exacerbated the abrasiveness of…
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Introducing Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.5
The second prototype of Leaf Tree is a mix of a variety of Leafs, Trunks, and Tree Tops at different stages of development. The pictured assembly has: Cosmo happened to be visiting Boo’s place when Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.5 was first assembled. Boo was seemingly otherwise preoccupied…but Cosmo was perfectly content with the new changes,…
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Making Hammock Mk2
One of our goals as we continue to develop Leaf Tree is to facilitate easy cleaning and replacement of “consumable” parts (ie. parts that are expected to be worn down through use). Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.0 had all its upholstery stapled directly onto the Leafs, Base, and Tree Top so we could test the practical…
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Removable Leaf Covers
Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.0 was assembled with the priority of testing the proof of concept. This meant that we had to forgo certain features that we knew would be key aspects of the consumer-ready product: such as removable covers. When the inventor made the new toothed gravity cleats, he took advantage of the new bare…
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Updating the Attachment Mechanism
Leaf Tree’s tool-free and modular assembly is made possible by the use of gravity-secured cleats (shortened to gravity cleats). Each Leaf has a heel and toe section that work together to clamp onto the Trunk by sliding it onto the tree at an upward angle and flattening it when the desired position is reached. The…
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Boo Plays in the Hammock
Boo has always been a fan of playing in, through, and around hammocks. He really liked being able to grip the burlap lining of the Mk1 Hammock and the security of its direct attachment to the frame. (Photo taken April 13, 2023)
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Cosmo’s Reintroduction
These pictures of Cosmo were taken April 12th, 2023 when he was visiting Boo’s house on a trip. Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.0 was fairly wobbly with the wooden plugs at either end and hollow PVC as the center of the Trunk, Cosmo seemed to enjoy the way it would sway when lounging, but favored the…
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