Flushcutter

A cutting tool comprising:

• a first jaw member including a blade having a cutting edge and an outer surface extending substantially coplanar to said blade;
• a second jaw member including an anvil pivotally connected to said first jaw member, said anvil having a substantially planar surface and an outer edge defining a straight edge substantially aligned with said cutting edge of said blade, said second jaw member further including an outer surface extending substantially perpendicular to said substantially planar surface;
• and a handle comprising a first arm fixed to said first jaw member and a second arm fixed to said second jaw member, said first and second arms being moveable toward and away from each other to facilitate relative movement of said cutting edge and said anvil with respect to each other between an open position at which said cutting edge is remote from said anvil and a closed position at which said cutting edge overlies said anvil and is at least substantially adjacent to said outer edge, of said substantially planar surface of said anvil, said first and second arms being pivotally connected to each other at the same location of the pivotal connection between said first and second jaw members, said cutting edge and said outer surface of said first jaw member and said outer edge of said anvil of said second jaw member and said outer surface of said second jaw member being constructed and arranged in a substantially flush configuration whereby an object placed between said anvil and said cutting edge when in said open position can be cut upon relative movement of said cutting edge and said substantially planar surface of said anvil to a closed position so that the object may obtain a flush orientation with respect to an associated surface from which the object may have been protruding.