A dual mode cutting tool that includes a first handle (2) for the accommodation of a blade (16) and a second handle (12) connected to the first handle for manual operation similar to a scissor, the blade (16) having a blade pivot (20) whereby the blade (16) is pivotally connected to said first handle (2), and a tilting arm (18) with ratchet teeth (30) extending away from the pivot (20) ), and wherein said second handle (12) is pivotally connected to said first remote handle of said blade pivot (20), further including a retainer joint coupled from the second handle (12) to an operative coupling with the ratchet teeth (30) of the swing arm (18) and a user-selectable mode control means (40) acting on the retainer joint to control a coupling position of the retainer joint with the teeth of ratchet (30) when done operate the tool by actuating the handles (2, 12) and thus allows the user to select between a first single-acting cutting mode in which the blade (16) closes with a single compression by a Operator and a second ratchet action cutting mode that requires multiple compressions by the operator to close the blade (16).Una herramienta de corte de modo dual que incluye un primer mango (2) para el alojamiento de una cuchilla (16) y un segundo mango (12) conectado al primer mango para el accionamiento manual similar a una tijera, teniendo la cuchilla (16) un pivote de cuchilla (20) por lo que la cuchilla (16) está conectada de forma pivotante a dicho primer mango (2), y un brazo basculante (18) con dientes de trinquete (30) que se extienden lejos del pivote (20), y en donde dicho segundo mango (12) está conectado de forma pivotante a dicho primer mango distante de dicho pivote de cuchilla (20), incluyendo además una articulación de retén acoplada desde el segundo mango (12) a un acoplamiento operativo con los dientes de trinquete (30) del brazo basculante (18) y un medio de control de selección del modo (40) operable por el usuario que actúa sobre la articulación de ret
