A method of producing a tooth profile surface on a workpiece. The method comprises providing a gear cutting tool and rotating the gear cutting tool about an axis of rotation. The cutting tool and workpiece are engaged with one another and rolled together in accordance with a generating roll to generate a profile surface of a tooth. The generating roll comprises a first ratio-of roll and a second ratio-of-roll with the first and second ratios-of-roll being different from one another and with one of the first ratio-of-roll and the second ratio-of-roll resulting in a relief section being formed on the tooth profile surface.