Cutting tools characteristics. Cutting materials including heat treatment and surface finish, application fields. Cutting tool geometry, determination and measurement. Cutting tools elements design. Cutting tools design including dimensioning. Cutting tools production. Basic tools groups description and their use (turning tools, milling tools, etc.). Special cutting tools. Grinding, use and maintenance of cutting tools.

1. Introduction, the importance of cutting tools.
2. Cutting materials (high speed steels, sintered carbides).
3. Cutting materials (ceramics, CBN, PKD).
4. Design elements of cutting tools - cutting part.
5. Design elements of cutting tools - clamping and other parts.
6. Turning cutting tools.
7. Milling cutting tools.
8. Drilling and threading cutting tools.
9. Cutting tools for difficult to cut materials and non-ferrous materials.
10. Toothing cutting tools.
11. Form cutting tools.
12. Cutting tools stress.
13. Cutting tools use and their grinding.

1. Introduction, geometry of cutting tools, examples, calculation.
2. Cutting tool geometry measurement.
3. Assessment of cutting tools.
4. Adjustment of cutting tools.
5. Cutting tool project assignment.
6. Project discussion.
7. Project assessment, conclusion.

- Kvasnička, I. - Slavík, V. - Štajnochr, L.: Obráběcí nástroje. Skripta ČVUT, 1998, 98 s.