The Bottle-abra Accent Light

Step 4 Build the Base

Next I needed a base to stand the bottle on.

1. I found/made a square piece of wood.

2. Drawing an X from corner to corner of the wood enabled me to find the center of the wood.

3. Instead of exact measuring I guesstimated the bottle in the middle of the base and used a pencil to draw a circle around the bottle.

4. At this point I measured the hole for the light socket and cut out a hole in the middle of the X so it would fit snugly in the base.

5. Then I needed to cut a notch in the wood, to run the wire from underneath the base, so that it would sit level.

6. I decided to make the base two tiered. This will help keep the bottle steady and provide more surface are to secure the bottle to.

7. I made the second tier slightly smaller than the first and repeated the previous steps to find the center and then drew a circle around the bottle on it.

8. I used a scroll saw to cut the hole out, when I was done the bottle fit right in, but not as snuggly as I would have liked.