Abstract: A resilient, deformable shield for a hand tool comprising a guard, a guard handle, and an attachment means for attaching the shield to a hand tool. The guard provides a volumetric enclosure having an aperture for passage of the cutting edge of a hand tool. The guard handle provides a first end and a second end; the guard handle is attached at the first end to the guard. The guard handle's second end is detachably connected to a hand tool. The guard handle may resiliently deform and pivot perpendicular to its long axis, thereby permitting movement of he cutting portion of a hand tool into and out of the volumetric enclosure.