Minor handle fix

[KenHash]

I have a bread knife which is showing signs of water getting trapped between the partial tang and handle scales.
The blade is MolyVan, presumably Aus8. I can clean it up, but is what would be the best way to seal
this gap? The handle itself needs no sealing. Any advice appreciated, thanks.

 

[G. Scott H.]

If you wash this knife by hand, you could just drop some super glue down in there. If you put it in the dishwasher, the heat will probably melt and wash away super glue.

 

[KenHash]

Thanks, I never put any knife in the dishwasher so superglue would probably work.
If I can figure out how to use it without getting it on the wood.

 

[NJBillK]

Even if you do get it on the wood, just hit it with 1200, and then 2K or a fine or even extra fine Scotch-Brite pad to remove the offending glue/material and buff it up a bit.

 

[Elite_KG]

G-flex epoxy. 2 part system by West Marine Products line. I use it often when laminating knife scales.

 

[NJBillK]

I haven't priced the syringe sized portion recently, but I would like to think I recalled $15-$20.
If he has more fixes planned, it would be his best bet. But if this is one of his few planned repairs (within the next two months) it might be a bit of a stretch to justify.
- Keep in mind, it doesn't dry clear, it has a slight yellow tint to it. In small areas like this, it shouldn't be that noticeable, but it still should be mentioned.

Mind you, I use it regularly to attaching slabs to tangs myself, and I Love it. I won't use anything else.
That being said, I dropped $70 for the bottles I use, but I get my dollars worth.

While I do still use CA (cyanoacrylate/crazy glue, for the OP), it is often for the standard uses (filling checks, small stabilized cracks and voids) on wood handles, it has its limitations and realms in which it works out alright.
Which is where this will work nicely. It is just a shame that he doesn't have any dust from sanding the wood to shape to dye the glue.