Cable shaving tool

A cable-shaving tool for shaving of a cable jacket from a cable, the tool comprising:

• a first housing shell having a control surface on a bottom surface;
• a blade secured to the first housing shell, the blade having a cutting surface positioned at the control surface;
• a second housing shell;
• a cable ramp in the second housing shell, the cable ramp defining a first cable groove along a stripping direction of the cable with the first cable groove operatively associated with the cutting surface when the first and second housing shells are in a closed position;
• and
• a biasing member between the cable ramp and the second housing, the biasing member normally biasing the cable ramp towards the control surface so that a portion of the cable in the first cable groove is against the control surface, when the first and second housing shells are in the closed position, such that the cutting surface initiates a cut of a first predetermined depth into the cable jacket of the portion when the cable is moved relative to the cutting surface in the stripping direction.