The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a surgical instrument having a rotatable shaft 2 and a working part 1 disposed thereon, the working part having at least one cutting edge, wherein the shaft 2 and the working part 1 are made of oxide ceramics, characterized in that for the manufacturing of the contour of the instrument, a rough grinding using a grinding tool having a grain size between 40 .mu.m and 110 .mu.m is performed, and subsequently, a fine grinding of the cutting edges using a grinding tool having a grain size between 20 .mu.m and 50 .mu.m performed.
