a neutral position the front face of the second cutting element 46 is aligned with the front face of the first cutting element 44 the top face of the second cutting element 46 is aligned with the top face of the first cutting element 44 and the rear face of the second cutting element 46 is aligned with the rear face of the lower member 16 a hole 58 passes through the width of a distal portion of the second cutting element 46 for receiving a handle 60 another hole is provided forward of the front face of the block 42 for pivotal attachment of the second cutting element 46 to the first cutting element 44 a generally v shaped notch 62 is formed in the front face of the second cutting element 46 the notch 62 is u215c u2033 tall at the front face of the second cutting element 44 and extends u215c u2033 rearward along the length and across the entire width as best seen in fig3 the upper and lower faces of the notch 62 are slightly curved or convex the handle 60 operably connects a plurality of shears 14 the handle 60 is an elongate member such as a rod having a u00bd u2033 diameter and a length of 21 u2033 the handle 60 passes through holes 58 in the distal portions of the.