How do you oil handle of fixed knife that's pinned and cannot take apart

[Crickettwilight]

Knife like bark river and lot of other knife makers make knife that is pinned so I can't take the handle apart to oil it. Wouldn't it eventually make handle rusty and eventual ruin the whole knife?

 

[David Martin]

No. There are oils available which are food safe and you merely rub 2-3 drops in on the outside wood slabs. This will not produce rust on the blade under the wood. DM

 

[TravisH]

Usually, pinned handles are 'sealed' to the tang, typically with epoxy. So there should be no need for oiling the steel underneath.

Besides, with a thick slab of steel as found on Bark Rivers, ESEEs, or Beckers, it would take decades before rust could 'ruin' such a knife.