So I built Gus his very first agility jump. Here's a tutorial of how I put it together:
BUILDING A RABBIT AGILITY JUMP
COST:
Sonotube $7
Dowels $3 each
Film canisters FREE!
Nails $1.50 (for a box, but I only used 8)
Total: $11.50
TOOLS:
Note: If you don't have a saw, you can use a serrated bread knife to cut the Sonotube and have the dowels cut at the hardware store (most will do it for free).
SUPPLIES:
1 SONOTUBE. (This is only half, as I had the store cut mine so I could fit it into my car!)
4 WOODEN DOWELS. I bought 2 48" 5/8" dowels and cut themin half. But you can use narrower or widerdowels or cut them longer. Whatever floats your boat.
8 FILM CANISTERS.
8 NAILS. The nails are just regular 1" nails.
INSTRUCTIONS:
First, cut two 24" lengths from the Sonotube. (I recommend 24", though mineare only 13".
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Like so:
Next, using your tape measure (again, if you don't have a tape measure, a ruler will work), mark 3" increments (2" seemed too narrow and 4" too wide) along the length of the Sonotube.
Then, cut the film canisters in half with the scissors.
You could try driving nails through the canisters into the Sonotube, but I found this technique easier (and less painful to mythumbs!). First, drive nails through the centres of the bottoms of the canisters (sorry this is a bit blurry).
Then, using a nail, create starter holes at each of the marks on the Sonotube. And then push the nails in the canisters into the Sonotube to attach them.
Put up your rails and
voila! You're ready for some rabbit agility!
Now I just gotta get some pics of Gus jumpingit! :bunnydance:
Rue
