Solid wafer cutters are used when a constant gear workpiece profile is required and thereby reducing the usable tool height. Solid wafer cutters are available for any kind of spur or helical toothed gears with an optimum coating for each application. The solid wafer cutter has the same advantages as the wafer even when used with smaller batch sizes. In special cases solid wafer cutters can also be manufactured with different toothed sectors for up- and/or downstroke shaping processes.