#leaf tree

Leaf Tree will be exhibiting on Sunday, November 10th, from 12:00-7:00 PM at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg Virginia. We would love to see you if you’re in town! You can get more details on the event and get Sunday tickets for $20 ($15 for kids) at https://vacatfestival.com/info. Saturday tickets are already sold out, and Sunday sales end Saturday night, so get them while you still…

While the Tree Top is perfect for rambunctious play, it’s also great for dozing high above the action in the home. This tree top is a fair bit smaller than the version we’re working with for our most recent Leaf Tree version, but Cosmo really enjoys it!

It’s great to see Comso comfortably play on the top of the Leaf Tree! He’s able to confidently reach far beyond the Tree Top with the stable base, solid core of the Trunks, and the grippy burlap cover for him to get reliable purchase with his haunchesWe got the feather toy from Only Maine Coons Rescue at the 2023 Pet Palooza! If you’re from the Northeast, keep an eye out to see when they’ll be at…

Cosmo is a huge fan of feather toys, and we got some great ones from Only Maine Coons Rescue at the 2023 Pet Palooza! If you’re from the Northeast, keep an eye out to see when they’ll be at nearby conventions for some great cat toys and to meet some beautiful Maine Coon cats

The 6-ft Leaf Tree assembly not only satiates a cat’s love of looking down on things, but acts as a refuge from the intermittent chaos of other housemates. Cosmo’s brother, Griffin—a German Shepherd—loves playing catch in the living room: leaping into the giant bean bag, strewing toys all over the floor, and being generally rambunctious. But Cosmo can calmly observe the chaos from his perch on…

After the convention, we went to visit Cosmo since Boo was staying with him while we were exhibiting. Cosmo still has one of the earliest versions of Leaf Tree—the simple toothless Leafs and even a 4-ft Trunk from earlier in development. He still really loves it though! Boo’s parent managed to grab a picture of Cosmo scratching the post (he acts embarrassed/guilty whenever he realizes he’s being…

In preparation for exhibiting at Pet Palooza 2023, the inventor bulk-made lots of covers. The first round of removable leaf covers used metal grommets, but one of the goals with Leaf Tree’s design is to limit the variety of materials and parts used in its construction. In the spirit of this goal, we decided to use sewn button holes for this new set of covers. It takes slightly longer, but the…

When assembling a full Leaf, the spacing of the toe and heel to form the cleat is vital for the proper fit of the Leaf on the Trunk. To ensure a consistent fit each time, the Inventor designed a Leaf assembly jig. He designed and cut the pieces of the jig to fit the Leaf’s component parts for assembly, make tweaks while testing out the proper spacing settings for the jig, and used it to make lots…