Milling cutter

A milling cutter comprising at least one cutting end and a cutter shank, the at least one cutting end including a core of cutter material having a cutter axis, the core having a plurality of cutting edges extending therefrom, wherein the total cross-sectional area of the cutter material, tin at right angles to the cutter axis, increases gradually from the cutting end towards the cutter shank and wherein the outside diameter of the cutting end remains constant along the length of the cutting end and the plurality of spiral cutting teeth width increases gradually from the cutting end towards the cutter shank.

A milling cutter comprising at least one cutting end and a cutter shank, the at least one cutting end including a core of cutter material having a cutter axis, a plurality of axially extending flutes on the cutting end, each of the flutes defining a wall having a curved section, a flat section tangent to said curved section and a plurality of cutting teeth defined by the intersection of the curved sections with an end surface of the cutting end wherein cutting teeth width increases, and flute width decreases, from the cutting end towards the cutter shank and wherein the outside diameter of the cutting end remains constant along the length of the cutting end.