Close small gap between slab and tang

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candlelight001

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I have a couple knives w/ small gaps between the handle slab and tang at the front of the handle. I worry (perhaps unnecessarily?) about water getting in and rusting, and about the gap getting bigger. What is the best way to neatly close the gap. Thought about epoxy, but not sure how to get it into such a small gap neatly. Any great ideas? Thx!
 
candlelight001 said:
I have a couple knives w/ small gaps between the handle slab and tang at the front of the handle. I worry (perhaps unnecessarily?) about water getting in and rusting, and about the gap getting bigger. What is the best way to neatly close the gap. Thought about epoxy, but not sure how to get it into such a small gap neatly. Any great ideas? Thx!
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What knife is it? could you get a pic of it? If you can dissemble it, then do so and and then apply the epoxy.
 
A picture would really help. What's the handle material? Fixed blade, I take it?

Make sure it's good and dry. Don't do this on a rainy day. Depending on how small the gap is, get in there with a pin or guitar string and gently clean out any gunk. Then drizzle some super glue in the gap... it's thinner than most epoxies I know of. Push it in there with the wire or whatever to try to get it all the way down in there. You may need to repeat the glue application a couple times to completely fill the gap... let it cure up good and hard. Try not to get it all over the knife ;) Mask off the areas around the gap. Once the gap is filled and the glue is cured, remove the mask, get the finest sandpaper you can find, and clean off any excess.

Don't bother clamping it, it will probably just pull apart again someday down the road. Just let the super glue fill it up. It's not perfect but it will help keep gunk/moisture out of there.

Just my $.02 and worth every penny you paid for it. :D
 
James_Terrio said:
A picture would really help. What's the handle material? Fixed blade, I take it?

Make sure it's good and dry. Don't do this on a rainy day. Depending on how small the gap is, get in there with a pin or guitar string and gently clean out any gunk. Then drizzle some super glue in the gap... it's thinner than most epoxies I know of. Push it in there with the wire or whatever to try to get it all the way down in there. You may need to repeat the glue application a couple times to completely fill the gap... let it cure up good and hard. Try not to get it all over the knife ;) Mask off the areas around the gap. Once the gap is filled and the glue is cured, remove the mask, get the finest sandpaper you can find, and clean off any excess.

Don't bother clamping it, it will probably just pull apart again someday down the road. Just let the super glue fill it up. It's not perfect but it will help keep gunk/moisture out of there.

Just my $.02 and worth every penny you paid for it. :D
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Ditto that advice.

Andy
 
If it is wood - make dust from same wood, mix it with SuperGlue (CyanAcril) and fill gaps with this mix. Repolish handle around. Need to be very careful with SuperGlue - check instruction which came with it.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
nozh2002 said:
If it is wood - make dust from same wood, mix it with SuperGlue (CyanAcril) and fill gaps with this mix. Repolish handle around. Need to be very careful with SuperGlue - check instruction which came with it.

Thanks, Vassili.
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Also, need keep acetone around when working with superglue.
Acetone dissolves superglue, saves skin :)
 
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