Hand-strung jewelry construction board

Abstract

A hand-strung jewelry construction board. A plurality of holes is drilled into the board. One or more pins are inserted into the holes. Also, one or more clamps are inserted into the holes. A jewelry string is looped around the pins and clamped in position by the clamps. In a preferred embodiment, second and third strings are wrapped around the jewelry string adjacent the pins at each end of the jewelry string. The second and third wrapped strings are glued into place. When the jewelry string is removed from the jewelry construction board, permanent loops are formed into the jewelry string.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hand-strung jewelry construction board, comprising:
 A. a board comprising a plurality of holes drilled into said board,   B. a plurality of pins inserted into said plurality of holes,   C. at least one clamp inserted into said plurality of holes,   D. a jewelry string looped around at least one of said plurality of pins and clamped by said at least one clamp.   
     
     
         2 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein said jewelry string comprises a first end and a second end, wherein said jewelry string is wrapped around at least two of said plurality of pins and wherein said first end is clamped by at least one of said at least one clamp and wherein said second end is clamped by the other of said at least one clamp. 
     
     
         3 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , further comprising a second string wrapped around said jewelry string adjacent said at least one of said plurality of pins, wherein said second string is glued in place so that a permanent loop is formed when said jewelry string is removed from said hand-strung jewelry construction board. 
     
     
         4 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 3 , further comprising a third string wrapped around said jewelry string adjacent to another of said at least one of said plurality of pins, wherein said third string is glued in place so that a second permanent loop is formed when said jewelry string is removed from said hand-strung jewelry construction board. 
     
     
         5 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein said board comprises a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein said plurality of holes comprises:
 A. a top row arranged parallel and adjacent to the top edge of said board,   B. a bottom row arranged parallel to and adjacent the bottom edge of said board,   C. a middle vertical column arranged perpendicular to said top row and said bottom row.   
     
     
         6 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 5  further comprising a ruler positioned on the top face of said board. 
     
     
         7 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 3 , wherein said jewelry string is threaded through a closed metal loop so that said closed metal loop is interlocked with said permanent loop when said jewelry string is removed from said hand-strung jewelry construction board. 
     
     
         8 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein some of said plurality of holes are arranged vertically with respect to said board, wherein some of said plurality of pins are positioned into said plurality of vertically arranged holes to form vertically arranged pins, wherein said jewelry string is wrapped around said vertically arranged pins to form a staggered length necklace. 
     
     
         9 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein a slip knot is tied into said jewelry string, wherein said slip knot is pulled tight against said at least one of said pins, wherein said slip knot is glued in place so that a permanent loop is formed when said jewelry string is removed from said hand-strung jewelry construction board. 
     
     
         10 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein permanent loops are formed into each end of said jewelry string to form a single strand necklace. 
     
     
         11 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one clamp is two clamps and wherein a jewelry chain is attached to said two clamps for the purpose of hanging decorative items off said jewelry chain. 
     
     
         12 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein at least some of said plurality of holes are for holding jewelry items. 
     
     
         13 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein said hand-strung jewelry construction board is further utilized as a glass cutter for cutting glass. 
     
     
         14 . A hand strung jewelry construction board, comprising:
 A. a jewelry construction board having dimensions of at least 20 inches by 8 inches, said at least 20 inches dimension defining a top edge and a bottom edge, and said at least 8 inches defining a width,   B. at least 10 pin holes spread approximately linearly in the 20 inches dimension along the top edge of the board, and   C. at least four pin holes spread approximately linearly approximately in the center of the board approximately perpendicular to a line defined by the at least  10  holes.   
     
     
         15 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 14 , wherein hand-strung jewelry is made by:
 A. inserting a pin in each of at least two pins holes of said at least 10 pen holes, said inserted pins defining at least two loop pins,   B. inserting a clamp in each of other two pin holes of said at least 10 pin holes,   C. looping a jewelry string around said at least two loop pins to define a jewelry element,   D. clamping each end of said jewelry string with the two clamps,   E. wrapping a separate string around the jewelry element at locations near each of the at least two loop pins and forming a knot in each of said separate strings so as to define an end loop at each of two ends of said jewelry element,   F. applying glue to each of said knots to prevent untying of the knots, and   G. attaching a clasp at least one of the end loops.   
     
     
         16 . A process for making hand-strung jewelry utilizing a jewelry construction board having a plurality of pin holes, said process comprising the steps of:
 A. inserting a pin in at least two pins holes of said plurality of pin holes, said inserted pins defining at least two loop pins,   B. inserting a clamp in at least two pin holes of said plurality of pin holes,   C. looping a jewelry string around said at least two loop pins to define a jewelry element,   D. clamping each end of said jewelry string with the two clamps,   E. wrapping a separate string around the jewelry element at locations near each of the at least two loop pins and forming a knot in each of said separate strings so as to define an end loop at each of two ends of said jewelry element,   F. applying glue to each of said knots to prevent untying of the knots, and   G. attaching a clasp at least one of the end loops.   
     
     
         16 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein said jewelry string is pulled tight and clamped and held under tension by said at least one clamp. 
     
     
         17 . The hand-strung jewelry construction board as in  claim 1 , wherein said clamp grips said jewelry string. 
     
     
         18 . The hand-strung jewelry board as in  claim 1 , wherein hand-strung jewelry is made utilizing a process comprising the steps of:
 A. inserting a pin in at least two pins holes of said plurality of pin holes, said inserted pins defining at least two loop pins,   B. inserting a clamp in at least two pin holes of said plurality of pin holes,   C. looping a jewelry string around said at least two loop pins to define a jewelry element,   D. clamping each end of said jewelry string with the two clamps,   E. wrapping a separate string around the jewelry element at locations near each of the at least two loop pins and forming a knot in each of said separate strings so as to define an end loop at each of two ends of said jewelry element,   F. applying glue to each of said knots to prevent untying of the knots, and   G. attaching a clasp at least one of the end loops.