http://www.kinchladisplay.com/cat-furniture/cat-scratch-board/
Seems to me this sort of thing should be a piece of cake for people who know how to run the laser cutter..
And maybe it's useful to have a bunch of 'productive' stuff to cut/test/teach on?
Anyway, if anyone wants to try making something like this, I'll happily provide the cardboard and the test cat!!
Courtenay, Secretary