Some of you may remember that we build a corner scratcher a few years ago at our old apartment. We put little nubbies on it to prevent it from tipping over... but they didn't prevent it from tipping over. So uh, in retrospect, don't recommend that design lmao It's only been like 3 days but this one's looking good!!

Rachel: Ya'll, Japan is a crowded country. Jun: I'm sorry. Apparently, Jun is the cause of Japan's overcrowding...

Woodworker here, great job! Some tips for next time: - A brush is great for spreading the glue evenly, but if you can't find one next time you can just use your finger. Wood glue is just slightly modified PVA glue (school glue) so it's totally fine to get on your hands (unless the bottle says otherwise). - You do normally need to clamp the wood when you're gluing, but applying weight is also fine (I'd go for more than you had there if you can, like maybe rest one end of a sofa on it, or a pot full of water). If you're going to be adding screws anyway then they can do the clamping for you. - I don't know about that specific brand, but wood glue usually needs 20-30 minutes to set, and then 24 hours to fully cure. - In a beefier project you also want to be careful about trying to glue endgrain (the ends of the wood) together since it's not as strong, but as with the glue drying and the clamping it's totally fine here since it only has to stand up to the cats. Wood glue is incredibly strong when clamped well and fully cured, so for a light-use job like this it's going to do great regardless. - The weakest part of your build is going to be the join between the back and the base. I didn't see how many screws you used, but as long as there's a few in there you'll be fine with pretty much whatever. - If you want to be more sure it won't fall over, next time you could attach the back further forward on the base, so part of the base sticks out the back as a kind of foot. You could still use those brackets for that if you want; they can screw into your back panel and sit on the floor. - If you don't want to break out the hot glue you can use a light coating of wood glue on the cardboard too, since it's all wood fibres at the end of the day. - That saw you have is a Japanese ryoba saw and they're very popular with woodworkers the world over for their accuracy and flexibility. The hacksaw blade you have will work on wood but is probably designed for metal. Hope some of this is reassuring!

Rachel could literally say anything and Jun would just be exclusively focused on the cats

Rachel DIYing and engineering cat furniture while fending off cats is really entertaining haha!

I can't decide if Haku is wearing a diaper, an apron or just had a fight with random pieces of white cloth

"Haku, you're being inappropriate. We have guests." **jazz intensifies**

"Japan is a crowded country." "I'm sorry!" 👁👄👁

"How does it feel?" "I built six pieces--FIVE pieces of wood together, I'm so proud of myself!" That correction was adorable, lol! 😂

Me forgetting that they don’t speak English in Japan: “What grocery store would play uncensored Nicki Minaj songs??”

Some of Japan’s woodworking saws are wild. I used to think that one Rachel ends up using was some kind of ancient weapon.

"When you learn, you learn" -Rachel 2021 Quotes to live by.

Haku: *Time to clean* Rachel: Haku, omg, children are watching this, be civilized

The cats using the incomplete scratch board is the equivalent of a child playing inside of their incomplete treehouse.

Haku: Official Good Boi Product Tester Poki: are you done yet? are you done yet? are you done yet? i'll sit here til you're done. are you done yet? Pichi: Your craftsmanship scares me, imma wait waaaay over here until you're done Nagy: bed? for me?

Jun only focusing the camera in the cats its very relatable as a cat owner

The way you advertised the headphones was so good. I totally wanna buy them now.

I am living for Haku dressed in a white, frilly dress like a hairy Victorian child. He reminds me of a character from a Beatrix Potter book. Also, I'm so happy with how comfortable Pichi has gotten.

Haku looks so pretty in his little dress ♥️

AWWW POOR HAKU. I feel bad that he needs to wear that, I hope he gets better soon! 🥺

I wonder how I never realized this before but haku scratches so *gently*

Rachel: *building a new project* Poki: "I sits."

You can really see how Rachel’s architectural sensibilities have grown over the process of planning a house when you compare the 3D models of the wood and why it will work to her just winging it on her previous design.

Sometimes, I wear a noise-canceling headset in the house simply because I have 2 boys and a husband.

That pink shirt is ADORABLE but now we need a version that has Pichi, too!

Haku's lil apron is adorable

Who would dislike this? Like cmon look at Haku’s fashionable outfit!

I love how they are everywhere xD (while Pichi is just watching the events majestically from the top of her cat tower lol)

Babies "helping" you build their new scritchy-scratcher! Such good snoopervisors and quality-control managers. Good job, babies! Oh, and good job Rachel. :D

8:04 Poki: hello, I will be your nuisance for the day.

"We have guests" made me laugh hard

Jun apologizing for having a crowded country was too adorable!

Omg. That noise overstimulation sensory issue is definitely not just you. The sudden anxiety and rage that results in are familiar feels for me too. I felt myself getting anxious just from you describing that situation 😂

Letting Haku scratch a scratch pad is is so much better than letting him scratch his skin.

Jun ..." your sound effects sounds like 80s", Rachel..."thank you ", well it was a popular 80s song she was referencing 🤞😎. Love it!!!!!

My first thought was “again?” and then I remembered what their couch looked like in the last video xD

It came out so well! And I’m glad you found a way to stop Haku from licking his stomach. I’m amazed he isn’t trying to get it off.

3:12 Ah yes! Sensory overload! Not just you :C Apparently it happens a lot in people with ancxiety. And other stuff (I got anxiety and ADHD so that's a combo right there)

Dear Rachel Anxiety, stress and heavy thoughts can feel so overwhelming in one's life. Like it seems beyond one's control and ruins everything. I really hope you remember to take of yourself amidst the rising popularity of your channels. After all remember - *NOTHING* is more important than your happiness :) With great love from all your fans ;)

Haku looks so teeny with his fur smooshed down 🥺🐈

I have quite the rowdy family and an absurd amount of relatives plus my anxiety and adhd is a really bad combo so I totally get the noise canceling headphones, I take them with me everywhere! I’m glad they help you so much, anxiety sucks soooo much and I don’t have too bad of anxiety, I just get overwhelmed easily.

The diy scratcher looks so much better than the old one. It looks like part of your decor!

Get yourself a handy wife like Rachel to build cat furniture. Also i believe Rachel was trying to say "You live and your Learn"?

Haku in his new clothes gives me Les Miserables vibe

they just brighten up my day not even joking

Measure twice, Cut once. -wisdom from my father

Haku be looking like a housewife with apron XD

Never once thought I’d hear Rachel description Poki as “Narrow” 😂

I love how Jun was distracted by cats doing absolute anything, too damn cute!

Haku looks like a maid with his thingy! I also love how his scratching is soft while Poki's is loud

PICHI CONTENT PICHI CONTENT PICHI CONTENT REEEEEE We love you PICHI! OvX

can I just say how good of a camera man jun is? so many angles! so many ways to see that cats!

I could never figure out why I was so sensitive to noise and had such bad anxiety. Then I realized a year ago that I'm autistic and it's been really game-changing for me. I'm happy to see you using things to help you with your anxiety when going into stores, but can I say that I do feel like you may be autistic, we also have sensitivities to food textures, and also love researching stuff. I'm in autism groups for women on Facebook and it's been so eye-opening knowing that other people have these difficulties, and I wasn't just being sensitive. It also helped me better take care of myself and know my limits. I'm much happier and my anxiety has pretty much halved.

Haku is rocking his little outfit, hopefully he is well soon. I'm glad you found something he looks so comfortable in. Very cool to see you build this step by step, and most of all it is 4/4 cat approved.

They built a cat scratcher from scratch 😸😸😸😸

Haku is so gentle when scratching also I love see all 4 of the furrbbies

Alternate title video: making something special for your cats to be happy.

I was JUST about to get up and be productive for the day then the notification for this popped up. It was like: Phone: ik you need to get stuff done today.... But CATS!!! 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱 (Worth it)

7:57 was so majestic for some reason seeing all of them walk together

Pichi!! you’re doing fantastic sweetie!!!

rachel getting sensory overload in the supermarket is the singular most relatable thing

Little did you know you were making a bed for Nagi.

The sexy music every time Haku licked his belly killed me! And the editing was * chef's kiss * as always! Also, thank you for addressing the overstimulation. I sometimes have major sound overstimulation that makes it hard to function as a human- I just wanna curl up into a ball and plug my ears when it's really bad, not to mention I have chronic headaches. I'll definitely be looking into those headphones!

haku's maid outfit looking pretty tho in all seriousness, hope he gets better soon!!

Baby Haku being wrapped up shows how smōl he is and he's so cute

I couldn't help but laugh each time the metal music started xD all you cat video make me want to have my own cats, I can't wait to have an apartment and finally unleash my cat lady side!

My day is 100x better when Rachel & Jun makes another a video

Rachel: pitches sound cancelling headphones I relate to this. Pre-pandemic I used to wear mine out... I miss being able to go out.

Your cats are always so ready to accommodate filming, they are right there looking adorable and sweet and rolling around, scratching, interacting, being super cute

Soooooo are they just keeping Pichi? I hope so she's good girl lol

Truly living that Animal Crossing New Horizons life. Building a house and doing DIYs at the same time. Iconic.

Haku = construction supervisor😺 Poki = union steward

You could always use a metal bracket to reinforce the corner, that won't obstruct their flop space

That looks great! I would highly reccomended putting the L brackets on the front. Even though they are not going to be fully flush since the wood is a bit warped, it will add extra stability to the top. As the cats pull on it (scratch the cardboard) alot of the force is going to be pulled towards the cat. Especially with how tall it is, you don't want the wood to crack at the base and cause the top to fall on the cats.

Poor Haku :( get well soon

aw yeah, my overdue dose of serotonin is here!

you had so many quality tests before scratcher was fully assembled :D Poki was so impatient!

OH MY GAWDDD ONCE COVID GETS BETTER WE NEED A RACHAEL AND JUN AND EVAN AND KATELYN COLAB 🥺🥺🥺

"You live and learn" I think is the expression you're trying to say Rachel x😊

Aww, I used to put my foster kitties in onesies made out of tube socks to protect after spay/neuter surgery. It was great because I could draw on them with non-toxic magic markers, the prospective adopters really loved seeing it and I'm sure it helped find many a home!

nothing like giving my mom a new rachel and jun vid filled with cats for mother's day

I am totally like Rachel! When I was living in Paris, I was not able to leave the house without the headphones! The noise of the ambulances, the cars, everywhere is so overwhelming so with the headphones it kind of become even more interesting to discover the city with a soundtrack. BTW I got my father some headphones like those (very soft) and our cats loved them so much that they "marked their territory on them"😆😆😆

9:55 that flop! Awww!!

Since watching this channel I have acquired two cats (I’ve watched this channel for a while now) and I just, I’m so happy with my cat life

Congrats everyone with new video with awesome cats Wishing everyone a good day

I've been watching you guys for YEARS. I've seen the "evolution" of the cats. But I have to say, pichi is my absolute fav! I know it's probably because of her origins and how you 2 have taken her and and taken care of her. But I can't help put smile Everytime I see her in a video!

Awwe poor Haku! Hope he gets well soon, poor baby.

I'm glad the baby onesie suggestion got through! (I was one of those who wrote a comment about it. 😊) It looks like a much better solution than a cone.

Sadly my cat past away a couple of years ago we think it might have been the same thing but she did have a happy life but we had to make her a few cat onesies, it helped a lot. We added a Velcro opening at her back and even had little sleeves. I hope haku is okay and wish you all well ❤️❤️

You could say, Pichi is keeping a close eye on this whole operation 👁👄

Poki’s sad meow oh my god😂😂😂😂

oh my goodness hakuuuu 😔💕💕 hope he feels a lot better soon

I understand the noise, I get sensory overload hence me get discharged from the Irish Army, I was assigned to an artillery unit and I couldn’t handle the sound they found out I have sensory overload I never knew

One of our cats uses the scratching board as a lounging throne - he looks very regal ;)

*Rachel:* "Poki, you're not allowed to be in the video right now." *Poki at **2:15**:* [the saddest meow that Poki has ever meowed]

I got a Rachel & Jun Bokksu ad today with Poki in his boat just chillin on the counter in the background and now a new video today too? Nice. And poor Haku looks very fashionable, he has donned his cat-apron to join Jun in the kitchen after all these years watching from atop the fridge!

Yes

Not just you. I stay home as much as I can- people and loud noises are out there, cats are at home.

Most headphone sponsorships talk about how great the headphones are but here its about how your afraid of supermarkets.

Your cats are living a luxurious life, lots of toys, affection, good food, delicious treats, lots of comfy places to sleep, good scratching and climbing posts.