Tree girdling tool

A hand-held tool for girdling the trunk of a tree, comprising:

• an elongated and horizontally disposed handle having a first end and a second end;
• a horizontally disposed cutting blade support having a first elongated arm portion with first and second ends and a curved arm portion with first and second ends, said curved arm portion extending from said second end of said first elongated arm portion;
• said first elongated arm portion and said curved arm portion dwelling in the same horizontal plane;
• said first elongated arm portion of said cutting blade support being pivotally secured about a vertical axis to said handle inwardly of said second end of said handle;
• an elongated and horizontally disposed first link being pivotally secured, about a vertical axis, to said first end of said first elongated arm portion of said cutting blade support;
• an elongated and horizontally disposed second link having first and second ends;
• said first end of said second link being pivotally secured, about a vertical axis, to one end of said first link;
• said second end of said second link being pivotally secured, about a vertical axis, to said second end of said handle;
• said curved arm portion of said cutting blade support configured to be positioned adjacent the trunk of a tree;
• said curved arm portion of said cutting blade support having a plurality of spaced-apart pin openings formed therein;
• a horizontally disposed blade carriage selectively movably mounted on said curved arm portion of said cutting blade support;
• a pin associated with said cutting blade support and configured to extend through one of said pin openings in said curved arm portion of said cutting blade support to adjustably secure said blade carriage to said curved arm portion of said cutting blade support to adjust said blade carriage to various tree diameters;
• a cutting blade secured to said blade carriage for girdling the trunk of the tree as said handle is moved around the tree;
• said handle being in movable engagement, intermediate its length, with the trunk of the tree as said handle is moved around the tree;
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• said cutting blade support being in movable engagement, intermediate its length, with the trunk of the tree as said handle is moved around the tree.