metalworking today, the assessment of the degree of wear of the cutting wedge of the tool during its operation is an extremely relevant and in-demand task. Even though a large number of methods for monitoring tool life have been developed, there are no unambiguous mathematical dependencies that determine the degree of wear of the cutting wedge according to indirectly measured data. The article proposes a new mathematical apparatus that has not been used before, which makes it possible to adequately interpolate vibrations and temperature in the contact zone into tool wear. The study aim of the study is to develop a method for indirectly estimating the wear rate of the tool, based on a consistent model of intersystem communication describing the force, thermal, and vibration reactions of the cutting process to the shaping movements of the tool. The study consists of experiments on a measuring stand and numerical modeling of the obtained data in Matlab with a comparative evaluation of them with the results of modeling of the mathematical apparatus proposed in the article. The results show that the mathematical model proposed in the article is applicable for an adequate interpretation of experimental data.