Most fixed-blade projects here chase length, so a knife this small makes a nice change of pace. The maker went the other way entirely: the handle runs about as long as the blade itself, and the whole thing is small enough to sit in a palm. It is cut from steel labeled 80CrV2, which seems a sensible pick for a working edge in this size class, in my view.
The build itself follows a solid shop flow. A hand-drawn paper sketch was cut out and glued onto the plate as a template, then an angle grinder took the shape down to rough form and a belt sander cleaned up the profile. Blue layout fluid went down before hole marking, a center punch set the positions, and a drill press cut the handle holes. A digital height gauge marked the center line on the edge, and a grinding jig held the blade for the primary bevels, with the edge itself refined freehand on a contact wheel. Hardening ran at 850 degrees, followed by an oil quench and a temper at 200.
The details that stand out to me are the finishing touches. Two wood scales sandwich two pieces of red liner material, and a thin red line shows between blade and handle, which reads as a deliberate accent against the dark etched blade. Five small black pins secure the finished handle, set with epoxy, and the handle was shaped after the glue cured, then polished on a buffing wheel and smoothed by hand. A small sharpening choil at the heel is a tidy touch on a blade this size.
One thing left hanging: a file was used to check edge hardness after the quench, but the outcome of that check is not reported anywhere, so that part stays an open question for anyone curious about the heat treat.
Project by AVmake. Watch it on their YouTube channel: