Adding a suspension bridge and corner nook to cat shelves

Part 1, installing the shelves:    • Making cat shelves  

00:00 - Assembling the big corner shelf
00:33 - Staining
00:45 - Drilling holes in bridge slats
00:57 - Wooden knobs as slat spacers
01:02 - Spray painting knobs to match iron brackets
01:09 - Centering brackets on corner shelf
02:14 - Before of steps only
02:56 - Levelling & marking the corner shelf
03:41 - Pilot holes & drywall anchors
03:52 - Installing corner shelf
04:13 - Ahem
04:36 - Heavy Duty armed support brackets
05:28 - Threading bridge slats
06:02 - Burning & electrical taping ends prevented rope fray
06:20 - Patterns are hard
06:38 - Completed bridge assembly
07:56 - Pilot holes & eye hooks
08:28 - Knots are hard
09:20 - Half knots + superglue
09:53 - Burn ends to prevent fraying
10:24 - Ho god what is this sorcery
10:59 - It's finished! Playtime!
11:54 - Shaky BunBao vroooom
12:54 - Brave Sushi
13:27 - Stephan does not want
13:59 - My bridge
14:03 - Exploring
15:03 - After

Wood:
Untreated Cedar 2in thick

Brackets:
Heavy Duty 10" Industrial Steel J brackets
10" deep, 5" high
https://www.etsy.com/listing/25685645...
and extra large shelf brackets with arm for corner square

Drywall anchors:
Toggler Heavy Duty 1/4" Toggle Bolts - 265lb weight rating in drywall
https://www.lowes.com/pd/TOGGLER-30-P...

Stain:
Cabot Gold in Satin Sunlit Walnut

Starring:
Stephan, Sushi, & BunBao

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