Method for producing a cutting tool

A method for producing a cutting tool including a tool body including a hard coating configured harder than a remainder of the tool body, the method comprising:

• depositing the hard coating on a surface of the tool body of the cutting tool in an area of a cutting edge, in an area of a flank adjacent to the cutting edge, and in an area of a chipping surface adjacent to the cutting edge;
• sharpening the cutting edge that is provided with the hard coating and that forms a dull rounded edge by partially removing the hard coating in the area of the flank of the cutting edge by laser machining to form a sharpened cutting edge so that an angle δ is enclosed between a first geometric plane in which a surface of the tool body extends, wherein the surface of the tool body is arranged below the hard coating of the flank, and a second geometric plane in which a surface of the hard coating defined by the sharpened cutting edge extends in the area of the flank after the partial removing of the hard coating,
• wherein the partial removing of the hard coating is performed so that 2°≤δ≤10°, and
• wherein a geometric beam axis of a laser beam is oriented during the laser machining so that the geometric beam axis encloses the angle δ or an angle α+δ with the first geometric plane, wherein 1°≤α≤10°.