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not my pic, but still a nice one I found.
I should really check on the threads where I post from time to time to reply... 
What I do is scratch the heck out of the steel handle with a diamond file in a criss-cross pattern. I mean REALLY scratch, so epoxy has a place to go and a secure grip on the metal surface. Then I glue the scale on with epoxy. High-quality epoxy is better, but I tested even local crappy epoxy on a kitchen knife with a fake scale, and tossed it on cement floor fron about 2.5 m high, and it held on. Couldn't pry it off or snap it off.
Hope this helps!
What I do is scratch the heck out of the steel handle with a diamond file in a criss-cross pattern. I mean REALLY scratch, so epoxy has a place to go and a secure grip on the metal surface. Then I glue the scale on with epoxy. High-quality epoxy is better, but I tested even local crappy epoxy on a kitchen knife with a fake scale, and tossed it on cement floor fron about 2.5 m high, and it held on. Couldn't pry it off or snap it off.
Hope this helps!