Patent ID: 8986788
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B23B,B23F,B23P,C23C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a finished cutting tool having a finished cutting tip, the finished cutting tip comprising a ground cutting tip and a wear-resistant coating, the ground cutting tip having a planar face and a sharpened cutting edge at a distal end of the planar face, the ground cutting tip being relieved on a side and an end that cooperate with the planar face to define the sharpened cutting edge, the wear-resistant coating being deposited onto a first predetermined portion of the planar face such that the wear-resistant coating is not disposed on a second predetermined portion of the planar face, the second predetermined portion of the planar face being spaced apart from the sharpened cutting edge; and forming a workpiece, the workpiece being cut with the finished cutting tool.