First, the Acrylic is made to stand on a piece of wood block and its footprint is traced with a marker or pencil. To ensure accuracy of the markings, lines are drawn around the front as well as the back of the acrylic material.





Next, the depth of the groove that has to be made into the wood is calculated. The depth is nearly equal to thickness of the light rope, increased by 3 inches for holding the Acrylic .





Now, a groove is made using a power router within the traced markings on the wood up to the depth that was calculated. Care is taken to ensure that the groove is just as broad as the markings.





A small hole is drilled close to one edge of the groove through the wood vertically downwards. Another small groove is then routed from the hole on the undersurface of the block in order to create an exit path for the light.





One end of the LED lighting rope is fed through the base of the block. It is then pulled out enough so that it lies right across the whole groove that was made on top of the block. The rope is also pushed in the groove underneath so that it may rest properly on a flat surface such as a table.



