
A hob which includes a cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis, a plurality of tooth elements each with a top edge portion of the same height arranged in succession along at least one helical line extending around the longitudinal axis of the hob wherein shoulder portions of leading or trailing sides of each of the tooth elements are reduced in their basic contour in staggered fashion, each of the tooth elements including a first shoulder edge portion intersecting the top edge portion at a d...










