Video: Jonard Tools Fiber Optic Window Shaving Tool

by: FOCTV

Hand Tools: Video Cable Assembly Material and Tools

Published: August 14, 2023

, Last updated: September 10, 2025

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Jonard Tools WST-225 Window Shaving Tool for Round FTTH Riser Cables and Microducts for Mid-span Access

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Today I want to talk to you about one of our latest new products the WST-225 window shaving tool. The WST-225 is a window shaving tool for fiber to the home cables it shaves a window to provide mid span access. This tool works on cables, typically 8 to 14 millimeters in diameter.

The tool features the following: an extended reach handle with overmolded rubber grip for comfort and convenience. The extended handle allows you to reach into tight corners and spaces easily without having your hand in the way the body is also narrow again, to allow you to reach into tight spaces. It features high carbon steel blade that requires no adjustments and is easily replaceable. The blade replacement part number is RST-RB25 and comes in a pack of 25 blades.

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Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), is an international leader in distributing fiber optic components, equipment, materials, and supplies known for helping customers make the best cable assemblies in the world for over three decades. Material property consultation is provided by technical experts for lapping film, epoxy, adhesives, optical coatings, and optical plastics during application specific material selection. Technical process expertise is offered in several key technology areas. Specialized expertise includes cable assembly line mastery, fiber broadband field installation best practices, and technical advancements in telecom, datacom, data centers, and hyperscale. Optical cable specification development includes design and quality testing. FOC's impact reaches the network physical capabilities through fiber manufacturing process expertise from preform fabrication and shaping, fiber drawing, and coating requirements for double clad fibers used for high power fiber laser applications to solution doping, vapor phase doping, rare earth chelates and halide recipe consultation. Fiber Optic Center is the preferred choice for the world’s fiber professionals as the industry connection to the most innovative optical products, technologies and technical experts who integrate their manufacturing knowledge and vast experience into customers' worldwide operations. @FiberOpticCntr

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