Method for the production of a blind hole in a metallic workpiece having in particular at least one domed surface, wherein, starting out for example from in particular the horizontally running tangent of the domed surface and approximately orthogonally thereto, a portion of material of the workpiece is displaced in the direction of the workpiece by means of a punch, with - provision of a negative form formed essentially at least partly complementary to the workpiece with a first portion and a second portion, wherein a recess, disposed essentially coaxially to the blind hole being produced, is provided in the first portion of the negative form for material displaced in the production of the blind hole and a guide, disposed essentially coaxially to the blind hole being produced, is provided for the punch in the second portion of the negative form, and wherein a diameter D A of the recess, in a first alternative, is smaller than a diameter D S of the punch or, in a second alternative, is the same size as the diameter D S of the punch and in this second alternative the recess has an annular step, where the diameter D A changes abruptly, - disposing of the workpiece in the negative form, - moving of the punch in axial direction in the guide towards the workpiece, wherein, after a first contact with the workpiece, the punch is pressed into the workpiece in a first movement section B 1 at a first velocity v 1 of v 1 ≥ 1 m/s, in particular at 6 m/s ≤ v 1 ≤ 8 m/s, particularly preferably at v 1 ≈ 7 m/s, so that the material encountered by the punch in the first movement section B 1 is sheared in an adiabatic state, characterised by - a pressing of the punch into the workpiece in the first movement section B 1 with a depth t 1 of approx. 0.01H ≤ t 1 ≤ 0.5H, where H = height of the workpiece, - further pressing of the punch into the workpiece in a second movement section B 2 at a second velocity v 2 ≤ 0.15 m/s, which is less than the first velocity v 1, in particular at v 2 ≤ 0.005 m/s, so that the material encountered by the punch is sheared in the second movement section B 2 and compacted on an annular step formed by the different diameters D A, D S of the recess and of the punch or on the annular step in the recess and is partly extruded into the recess, - in particular a relative movement of the first portion to the second portion essentially orthogonally to the axial direction and shearing-off of the material displaced into the recess. - provision of a negative form formed essentially at least partly complementary to the workpiece with a first portion and a second portion, wherein a recess, disposed essentially coaxially to the blind hole being produced, is provided in the first portion of the negative form for material displaced in the production of the blind hole and a guide, disposed essentially coaxially to the blind hole being produced, is provided for the punch in the second portion of the negative form, and wherein a diameter D A of the recess, in a first alternative, is smaller than a diameter D S of the punch or, in a second alternative, is the same size as the diameter D S of the punch and in this second alternative the recess has an annular step, where the diameter D A changes abruptly, - disposing of the workpiece in the negative form, - moving of the punch in axial direction in the guide towards the workpiece, wherein, after a first contact with the workpiece, the punch is pressed into the workpiece in a first movement section B 1 at a first velocity v 1 of v 1 ≥ 1 m/s, in particular at 6 m/s ≤ v 1 ≤ 8 m/s, particularly preferably at v 1 ≈ 7 m/s, so that the material encountered by the punch in the first movement section B 1 is sheared in an adiabatic state, characterised by - a pressing of the punch into the workpiece in the first movement section B 1 with a depth t 1 of approx. 0.01H ≤ t 1 ≤ 0.5H, where H = height of the workpiece, - further pressing of the punch into the workpiece in a second movement section B 2 at a second velocity v 2 ≤ 0.15 m/s, which is less than the first velocity v 1, in particular at v 2 ≤ 0.005 m/s, so that the material encountered by the punch is sheared in the second movement section B 2 and compacted on an annular step formed by the different diameters D A, D S of the recess and of the punch or on the annular step in the recess and is partly extruded into the recess, - in particular a relative movement of the first portion to the second portion essentially orthogonally to the axial direction and shearing-off of the material displaced into the recess.