Abstract: The invention relates to a coated woodworking tool, in particular a cutting tool comprising a tool body having a cutting part, on which cutting part a cutting edge is formed. At least the rake face or the rake and flank faces, and the cutting edge of the cutting part are coated with at least one hard-material layer and one sliding layer arranged above the at least one hard-material layer. The sliding layer may be made substantially of sulphides, tellurides or selenides having a transition metal of subgroup Va and VIa of the periodic table, in particular having Mo, Nb, Ta, W, Nb, Ta.