How to seal around blade at guard

[eveled]

I've seen on high end knives the guard is silver solder to the blade. Keeps gunk and corrosion from building up in the small cavity. More importantly keeps water out of the handle and tang area.

My question is if anybody here bothers trying to fill that space on a production knife that is not silver soldered at the factory. I'm thinking JB WELD and a toothpick are my best option.

Looking for other ideas. Thanks

 

[kwackster]

For jobs like that i like to use the combination of cyanoacrylate glue (superglue) and baking powder (Arm & Hammer brand)
When combined they will not only provide you with a noticeably enhanced gluing strength with which you can even glue materials that would otherwise be near impossible to glue together (for instance certain kinds of plastic, but also various metals and woods), the bonding time will be almost instant, and it also works very well as a gap filler since you can build up layers by adding a few drops of the superglue and covering it in baking powder, over and over again if necessary.
The excess can be sanded flush and if you wish even colored with (for instance) a waterproof marker.
Try it and you will be amazed how well it works, and for many different applications.

 

[Lapedog]

For jobs like that i like to use the combination of cyanoacrylate glue (superglue) and baking powder (Arm & Hammer brand)
When combined they will not only provide you with a noticeably enhanced gluing strength with which you can even glue materials that would otherwise be near impossible to glue together (for instance certain kinds of plastic, but also various metals and woods), the bonding time will be almost instant, and it also works very well as a gap filler since you can build up layers by adding a few drops of the superglue and covering it in baking powder, over and over again if necessary.
The excess can be sanded flush and if you wish even colored with (for instance) a waterproof marker.
Try it and you will be amazed how well it works, and for many different applications.

You're not the first person I heard meantion this super glue and baking soda trick. What superglue brand would you recommend?

 

[kwackster]

I learned about this trick a while ago on YouTube, and the superglue brand i currently use is Pattex.
Not so much a recommendation, as it was just what the store had in stock, but so far it has worked really well on various jobs & materials.
I do want to try a few other superglue brands as well, as it seems there are differences.

 

[palmerdl]

I've used super glue a lot for filling gaps and crack or gouges in handles. Never heard of the baking soda trick, but i'm going to try it next time.