Remove the outer cable sheath (jacket) with FIBERSTRIP or additional tools if necessary (armored or thick cable or both). Cut away the aramid yarn (aka Kevlar™) reinforcement material, which resembles blond doll hair. Above is a diagram showing the various layers of a typical indoor patch cable. Also known as optical fiber cable strippers, they hold cable within a slot, squeeze their jaws to press through the coating, and slide the coating off the end of the cable. For splicing, connectorization or other processing, these coatings must be removed.