Hand tool with shear assembly

A hand tool, the hand tool comprising:

• a first handle comprising a plurality of first teeth and a first handle fastener opening;
• a second handle comprising a cutting member, a plurality of second teeth, and a second handle fastener opening;
• and
• a cutting blade comprising a cutting blade opening, wherein a second handle fastener extends into the second handle fastener opening and the cutting blade opening to connect the cutting blade to the second handle in pivotable arrangement, the cutting blade comprising a first opening, a second opening, and a channel extending from the first opening to the second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are wider than the channel, wherein a cutting blade fastener extends into the first handle fastener opening of the first handle at the first handle fastener opening, and wherein the cutting blade fastener is translatable in the channel relative to the cutting blade to extend into the first opening to engage the plurality of first teeth to the plurality of second teeth in a first operating mode, and wherein the cutting blade fastener is translatable in the channel relative to the cutting blade to extend into the second opening to disengage the plurality of first teeth from the plurality of second teeth in a second operating mode.