String loop tensioning pliers device and method of use

A string loop tensioning pliers device, comprising:

• a first member having a first handle section, a pivot and three lateral facing prongs extending sideways from the first handle section, a middle prong thereof configured to receive a second member lateral facing prong;
• a second member comprising a second handle section, a pivot and the second member lateral facing prong extending sideways from the second handle section, the second member pivotally connected to the first member pivot at the second member pivot;
• a fixed arcuate jaw section comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw, the lower jaw having an arcuate claw end and the upper jaw comprising the pivot and the three lateral facing prongs;
• a first lateral dowel pin at an end of the upper jaw and a notched end opposite the handle section, the pivot between the notched end and the handle section, and the second member prong configured to join with the middle prong of the first member when the first handle and the second handle are distally positioned;
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• a rounded groove in the middle prong configured to receive a rounded portion of the second lateral dowel pin along a length of the second member prong when the first handle and the second handle are distally positioned;
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• wherein the first dowel pin extends in an opposite lateral direction to the three in-line and lateral facing beveled prongs and the second member prong is a second dowel pin that extends in the same lateral direction as the three beveled prongs, the first and second dowel pins both secured at one end to a respective member and an unsecured end is beveled to facilitate the penetration of the respective dowel pin into a small loop of string.