Wiring Sconces

Steps:

1. Put the sconce in the desired location on top of the cross section and trace around it lightly. Set the sconce aside and drill a hole in the cross section large enough for the cord to pass through using a spade bit. Tip: Drill until just the pointed tip has come through the other side, and then turn the cross section over to complete the hole to prevent splintering.

Figure A

2. Rout a groove along the back of the cross section from the hole to the bottom edge using a jig made of four 1x2s nailed together as a guide (figure A).

Figure B

3. Run the plug through the hole in the back plate, and then tie an underwriter's knot so the cord can't be pulled back through (figure B). Attach the grounding wire and the two lamp wires using wire nuts, and then assemble the lamp.