Wire shaping tool and methods of creating shaped items

A wire shaping tool, comprising:

• a pair of levers joined at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the levers, the pair of levers comprising a pair of jaws on a first side of the fulcrum and a pair of handles on a second side of the fulcrum, wherein the second side has a second length that is longer than a first length of the first side, and wherein the pair of jaws are movable about the fulcrum between an open position defined by a spaced distance between the first and second jaws, and a closed position defined by a converging of the first and second jaws;
• wherein the pair of jaws comprises a first jaw and a second jaw;
• the first jaw comprising an elongate body comprising a concave surface having a pair of opposing lateral edges, the elongate body comprising a front portion demarcated from a rear portion by a step on each of the opposing lateral edges;
• and the second jaw comprising a complementary convex surface configured to contact the concave surface of the first jaw;
• wherein the concave and complementary convex surfaces are configured to transform a first shape of a first object positioned in the spaced distance into a second shape as the pair of jaws is actuated to approach the closed position with the object therebetween;
• and
• wherein the second jaw further comprises a third shaping component projecting from a rear cylindrical portion of the second jaw, the third shaping component comprising a convex surface for reshaping a second object positioned between the second jaw and the third shaping component, wherein the convex surface of the third shaping component faces the second jaw.

A method of reshaping certain wire sections of a mesh wire panel, comprising:

• providing the panel of wire mesh comprising a plurality of wires positioned parallel to one another about a longitudinal axis and a plurality of wires positioned parallel to one another about a transverse axis, the plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires being integrated into the panel of wire mesh to provide a plurality of apertures, each aperture defined by a pair of sequential, spaced apart longitudinal wires and a pair of sequential, spaced apart transverse wires;
• providing a tool comprising a pair of levers joined at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the levers, the pair of levers comprising a pair of jaws on a first side of the fulcrum and a pair of handles on a second side of the fulcrum, wherein the second side has a second length that is longer than a first length of the first side, and wherein the pair of jaws are movable about the fulcrum between an open position defined by a spaced distance between the first and second jaws, and a closed position defined by a converging of the first and second jaws;
• wherein the pair of jaws comprises a first jaw and a second jaw;
• the first jaw comprising an elongate body comprising a concave surface having a pair of opposing lateral edges, the elongate body comprising a front portion demarcated from a rear portion by a step on each of the opposing lateral edges;
• and the second jaw comprising a complementary convex surface configured to contact the concave surface of the first jaw;
• and
• wherein the concave and complementary convex surfaces are configured to transform a first shape of a first mesh wire panel component positioned in the spaced distance into a second shape as the pair of jaws is actuated to approach the closed position with the first mesh wire panel component therebetween;
• inserting a section of a first longitudinal wire of the mesh wire panel having the first shape into the spaced distance between the first and second jaws;
• actuating the pair of handles to move the pair of jaws from the open position toward the closed position until interrupted by contacting the section of the first longitudinal wire;
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• further actuating the pair of handles to transform the section of the first longitudinal wire into the second shape.