Wire stripping tools

A wire stripper comprising a pair of outer jaws rockable toward one another about an axis for gripping the sheath of a cable, a pair of inner jaws between the outer jaws and movable toward one another in response to movement of the outer jaws toward one another, said inner jaws having cutting teeth which may penetrate and cut said sheath to a depth dependent upon the position of the inner jaws relative to the outer jaws, and means for displacing the inner jaws axially of the cable while said cutting teeth penetrate said sheath so as to strip the cut portion of the sheath from the cable, characterized in that a cam is mounted eccentrically on one of said outer jaws by a pin extending transversely of said outer jaw for movement therewith and for eccentric angular movement about said pin relative to said one of said outer jaws, the eccentric angular movement of said cam being effective to vary the position of one inner jaw relative to said one of said outer jaws so as to change the depth of penetration of the cutting teeth into the cable sheath.