An improved cutting tool intended primarily for gear cutting operations and a method of manufacturing this new tool. The tool is of a type formed from a length of bar stock and may be resharpened while preserving metallurgical or other treatments on front cutting faces of the tool. The improved tool also includes a base mounting portion and a cutting end. A first cutting face is formed in part of the length of the tool and a second cutting face is formed throughout substantially the full length of the tool in a way that preserves important mounting surfaces in the base portion of the tool.
