Abstract: A thread-cutting tool comprises a shank 10 for attachment to the spindle of a milling machine, the forward end portion of which shank is formed with a flat 12 recessed to provide a pocket for a flat cutting insert 11. The insert, which is triangular in this instance, has one edge formed with a line of threadform teeth of identical profile. The teeth project laterally for cutting engagement with a work-piece. The surface of the work-piece which is to be formed with a thread is mounted on a fixed work-table of the machine.