Gluing handle without pins

[thatsaknife]

Hello has anyone tried arraching handles to full tang knife with epoxy alone no pins no holes? What were theresults? Thanks

 

[richardtran]

The handles would likely shear off over time.

 

[EricV]

With proper prep and correct application of a quality epoxy its totally do-able. System 3 or West System epoxies have products that would do the job. At this point though if you're asking that question you're probably not going to get the desired results.

Can it be done using the $10 all in one epoxy syringe from Home Depot? Maybe on a wall hanger.

 

[Rappy]

It'll probably be best to have wooden pins.

I used gorrila glue 5 minute epoxy on my buck 124.

 

[TLR]

The right option if you want the appearance of no pins on a slab handle design is hidden pins. No pins at all is not recommended.

editted to add - always use slow curing epoxy and most of the stuff sold in big box home improvement stores is not suitable long term for a working knife.

 

[hank_rearden]

i'm not sure what kind of epoxy they use but it's doable. in fact, the same principle is applied in underground mining for roof bolts. steel bars are inserted into drilled holes and are kept there either by filling the gap with cement (full-length grouting) or just at the end using cement or epoxy glue (end grout.) applying this principle on a knife tang, a big hole at the end of the tang will coincide with a slight depression on the inner sides of both handle slabs. this technique calls for two handle halves fully shrouding the blade tang. when filled with epoxy, the filling in the tang hole will be cure into a hidden tang pin.

 

[Lycosa]

Jason Wilder has, on my knife from him, and so did Charlie Weiss. No probs.