Jacket removal tool for optical cable and method for removing jacket of optical cable

A method for removing a jacket of an optical cable that includes a rip cord buried in the jacket with a jacket removal tool that includes a blade that shaves the jacket and a blade counterpart that together with the blade forms an opening through which a part of the jacket shaved by the blade passes, wherein the blade counterpart includes a counter bottom surface along the optical cable that is connected to a counter side surface by an edge that is disposed along a perpendicular line extending from a cutting edge of the blade with respect to the counter bottom surface and that is parallel to a blade line of the cutting edge, the method comprising:

• preparing the jacket removal tool for the optical cable;
• and
• while pressing the blade against the jacket, moving the jacket removal tool along a longitudinal direction of the optical cable to remove the jacket.