A method for manufacturing a workpiece (28) using a milling cutter configured as a conically convex milling cutter (10) is provided. The conically convex milling cutter (10) comprises a shank (12) and a conically convex milling cutter portion (14) connected at the end to the shank (12) directly or through a transition (16). The conically convex milling cutter (10) has a first and a second cutting area (24, 26), wherein the first cutting area (24) is provided on the shank (12) or/and at the transition (16), and wherein the second cutting area (26) is provided on the conically convex milling cutter portion (14). The method comprises the following steps:

- A) roughing a blank portion (30) using the conically convex milling cutter (10), wherein the latter is inclined relative to a current feed direction (40) at a reference point (38) of the conically convex milling cutter (10) within a first machining angle range (α1, β1) such that machining is performed with the first cutting area (24) of the conically convex milling cutter (10), wherein the second cutting area (26) remains passive during machining, and
- B) finishing at least a part of the rough blank portion (46) using the conically convex milling cutter (10), wherein the latter is inclined relative to the current feed direction (40) at the reference point (38) of the conically convex milling cutter (10) within a second machining angle range (α2, β2) in such a way that machining is performed with the second cutting area (26) of the conically convex milling cutter (10), wherein the second cutting area (26) engages with the blank (30).