Abstract: A wire stripping tool for removing insulation from the end of an insulated wire located in an area of limited access, comprising an elongate frame having wire clamping, opposed jaw members on one end thereof, an insulation cutting mechanism adjacent the jaw members, and a finger-operated actuator at the other end of the frame. The cutting mechanism, which includes a pair of opposed, relatively shiftable cutting blades, is movable along the frame between a first position adjacent the clamp apparatus to a second position spaced therefrom. Movement of the cutting mechanism from the first position causes the jaw members to be biased into clamping relation with an insulated wire inserted therein, clamping and holding the wire. As the cutting assembly continues to move toward the second position, engagement of one of the cutter blades with the inclined surface causes the blade to cut into and remove the insulation from the end of the wire.