Patent ID: 8333132

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a carbide rotary tool that includes a support portion that can be detachably attached to a front end of a rod-shaped shank and a cutting edge portion that is connected to a front end of the support portion, the method comprising the steps of: producing a support portion intermediate form that is an intermediate form of the support portion, the support portion intermediate form being cylindrically shaped and defining an end face at a front end of the support portion intermediate form and an outer circumferential surface that that extends along a longitudinal direction of the support portion intermediate form, the support portion intermediate form being made from cemented carbide that has been fully sintered at a first temperature; producing a cutting edge portion intermediate form that is an intermediate form of the cutting edge portion, the cutting edge portion intermediate form having a recessed portion that defines a bottom face and an inner circumferential surface, the cutting edge portion intermediate form being made from cemented carbide that has been pre-sintered at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature; inserting the front end of the support portion intermediate form into the recessed portion provided in the cutting edge portion intermediate form; and sintering the cutting edge portion intermediate form and the support portion intermediate form together in a state of double face contact in which the end face of the front end of the support portion intermediate form is in direct contact with the bottom face of the recessed portion and the outer circumferential surface of the front end of the support portion intermediate form is in direct contact with the inner circumferential surface of the recessed portion.