Waterproof Glue?

[freddiemercurystwin]

So I have a knife, annoyingly only a year or so old, it's broken as per the pic, now I have a replacement already sent out by the manufacurer but seeing as the knife bit is still pretty sharp I'd like to see if I can get some more life out of this one by gluing it back together, I figured I could do a dowel joint perhaps but seeing as I'll need to wash it obvously it needs to be a waterproof glue, does anything exist that won't cost the earth, the knife is only worth about £15 new so I can't be doing spending a fortune on a glue.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Thinking something like this having had a google, I wonder what the shelf life is like on such products once they've been opened? I'm guessing the new one will break in the same place in a year or so ..... it looks like a design flaw to me the way it's broken, it snapped where two different materials meet.

Amazon.co.uk

 

[scbk]

I would try it with a normal 2 part epoxy resin type stuff, araldite or knock off brand

 

[Lower]

Araldite a dowel into the handle and i think it‘ll last a decent amount of time.

 

[Wayners]

Remove remaining handle and fit on a wooden one.
Buy off ebay

 

[Old Salt]

Dowel insert, epoxy glue then whipping with fishing braided line. Worked for my old mums spud peeler.

 

[big-all]

Remove remaining handle and fit on a wooden one.
Buy off ebay

yes my thought as well but i would whittle one from timber possibly chop a bit off abroom/axe/whatever handle

 

[Wayners]

Broom handle but hard wood.
Cheap bargain stores sell hard wood kitchen boards and spoons ect and could use one of those handles.
Soft wood may split easy so avoid

 

[oldcardriver]

Yeah, you are better off buying or making a new handle as if you repair it, then it could break again and cause you an injury.

 

[opps]

Bin it.

I doubt that you will be able to fit a dowel given that the break is probably where the end of the metal is.

£7 for epoxy glue that may well fail given the small surface area and stresses involved doesn't strike me as being prudent.

 

[DiyNutJob]

Buy new knife from china, cheaper than glue.

 

[lostinthelight]

If there's enough if a cavity either side you could use a couple of screws, not screwed in with heads cut off as internal splints, fill each side with epoxy and whack it together quickly .