Handheld cable cutter with stabilizing base

A cable cutting tool operable in conjunction with a support surface, the cable cutting tool comprising:

• a stationary cutting blade;
• a rotatable cutting blade pivotally connected to the stationary cutting blade;
• a stationary handle having a body portion connected at one end of the stationary handle to the stationary cutting blade, the body portion having a width (w), which defines a perpendicular bisector thereof and a thickness (t) orthogonal to the width (w);
• a pivot pin mounted on the body portion;
• a movable handle pivotally connected at one end to the pivot pin for reciprocating movement toward and away from the stationary handle, the movable handle being engageable with the rotatable cutting blade such that movement of the movable handle toward the stationary handle will advance the rotatable cutting blade toward the stationary cutting blade, the movable handle also having a free end opposite the one end that is connected to the pivot pin;
• an integral stabilizing base formed on the other end of the stationary handle and including a substantially flat bottom surface which extends from the stationary handle at an acute angle the stabilizing base having a width (W) which defines a perpendicular bisector thereof and a thickness (T) orthogonal to the width (W), the pivot pin and free end of the movable handle being located on opposite sides of the perpendicular bisector of the stabilizing base,
• wherein the width (W) of the stabilizing base is approximately twice as large as the width (w) of the stationary handle, and the thickness (T) of the stabilizing base is approximately 50% larger than thickness (t) of the stationary handle;
• and
• wherein when the bottom surface of the stabilizing base of the stationary handle is placed on a horizontal surface, the bottom surface substantially prevents the cable cutting tool from moving relative to the surface while the movable handle is pivoted toward the stationary handle to apply a cutting force.