This paper deals with crater wear when the SUS304 steel which forms the saw- toothed chip was cut by carbide tools. When the saw-toothed chip was formed, and optical creater wear measuring technique was used which provides complete information, both qualitatively and quantitatively, on the crater development. In this optical contour mapping technique an profile projector was used, making it possible to draw the depth contours of the crater directly. 98 contour maps of crater wear representing twelve different cutting conditions were presented. Also, the rake angles changed to have ${alpha}$ =$6^{circ}$, ${alpha}$ =$-6^{circ}$