Fixing plastic ferule to handle?

[mikaelsan]

Hello, thourght some here might have some experience with this here.
I have a Narinia? santoku, with a wa handle with plastic ferule, and the ferule is loose I have without success tried simple all purpose glue as I did not expect this to need much. Do you know what is the simple solution here ? The ferule is tapered and about 1 mm longer than it needs to be to be flush, so I considered knocking the handle off and sanding the last mm away in the wide end that should in theory make the fit a bit more snug. The handle has this small install hole so I guessing it should not be glued.

What would you do and have you done a fix like this in the past?

 

[daddy yo yo]

I’d remove the whole handle and put a replacement handle with a proper (i.e. non-plastic) ferrule on the knife.

This is also a great occasion to get a new knife altogether! Just saying!

 

[More_Gyutos]

Hello, thourght some here might have some experience with this here.
I have a Narinia? santoku, with a wa handle with plastic ferule, and the ferule is loose I have without success tried simple all purpose glue as I did not expect this to need much. Do you know what is the simple solution here ? The ferule is tapered and about 1 mm longer than it needs to be to be flush, so I considered knocking the handle off and sanding the last mm away in the wide end that should in theory make the fit a bit more snug. The handle has this small install hole so I guessing it should not be glued.

What would you do and have you done a fix like this in the past?

I would probably try hot glue, but I echo @daddy yo yo and say new better handle or new knife because we are enablers.

 

[mikaelsan]

Hehe wouldn't be the first time someone got a more expensive handle than the knife itself but it's my dirty beater free for all stay out in the open knife magnet. Kkf is already subconsciously enabling me to look for a shindo to replace another knife I have - but thanks I will try the hot glue before hammering the handle off

 

[tostadas]

Simple solution to keep it from loosening is a little bit of epoxy. Tape up all the areas you don't want epoxy on, wipe off any excess and call it a day.

Additional optional steps if you have more time and want more stuff to do:

• Dye the epoxy so that the color blends in with the black plastic ferrule
• Remove handle
  • Reinstall blade with hot glue as long as it fits currently, no issue with small hole size)
  • Sand the lip of the ferrule flush after epoxy cures
• Make a new handle

 

[Boynutman]

Dyeing epoxy: did it yesterday with powdered fully burnt matches, mix in once you've mixed the epoxy. Very black.