Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a clipper/stripper, including: a generally V-shaped spring member; opposed cutting edges formed on distal ends of legs of said V-shaped spring member at a distal, open end of the spring member; a cam lever having a distal end therefore attached near the distal, open end of the spring member, such that pressing proximal ends of the spring member and the cam lever together causes the cutting edges to close or partially close, thus severing a portion of an item placed therebetween or stripping one material from another; and a cylindrical stabilizing structure attached near the proximal end of the spring member and extending generally horizontally orthogonally from a major axis of the clipper/stripper and generally parallel to the cutting edges.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a bivalve shellfish opening knife, including: a handle portion; a blade portion, having front and rear edges, extending from one end of the handle portion; a rear blade edge guard hingedly attached to the blade portion near a proximal end thereof in proximity to a proximal end of the handle portion; and the rear blade edge guard having defined therein a channel sized to accommodate therein the rear edge of the blade portion when the rear blade edge guard is rotated against the blade portion.