Tag: Supply Chain
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Leaf Tree in Arkansas
A week into our road trip, in July, we were able to stay with the inventor’s amazing family in Arkansas! Leaf Tree Mk2 was all there structurally, but the cover for the Root System, Hammock, and one of the Leafs were still in-progress. We wanted to use the great road trip as an opportunity to…
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Leaf Tree for Cat Sitting
Once the humans left on their road trip in early July, Boo immediately designated the top of the Leaf Tree as his spot during dinner time. It gave him a great view of Cosmo’s humans during those busier hours in that space, and the ability to jump on any food opportunities that arose! Since this…
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Cosmo in Mk1 V1.5 preceding long-term testing
In early July everyone was back at Cosmo’s house getting ready for a big cross-country trip! Cosmo was kind enough to allow Boo to stay with him—and they got the Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.5 in a 6 foot assembly to lounge and play on while the humans were away! While the Leaf Tree Mk2 was…
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Making Leaf Tree Prototype Mk2
In late June of 2023, there was loads of progress on the construction of Leaf Tree Mk2! Caps for the Trunks and the heels and toes of the Leaf cleat assembly were cut from the same piece of poplar board (the softest hardwood, or the hardest softwood (depending on who you ask)), and the Leafs,…
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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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