The cutting tool (1) comprises an anvil (3,4), a cutting blade (2,6) mounted to rotate about an axis of rotation (27) with respect to the anvil so that a cutting edge (21) of the cutting blade comes to bear on one face of the section (31) of the anvil in a closed position of the section of the tool, and a cam (10) forming an adjustable stop of the closed position of the section of the tool, characterized in that the cam forming the adjustable stop comprises means for positioning the discrete (8,9) so as to take a set of discrete positions of adjustment, the predetermined.