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Pat B:
I have an OXO kitchen knife that the handle came off. I don't think anything broke but there was a gooey substance inside the area where the blade was attached to the handle. The rubber handle has a metal tang molder inside where the blade attaches and the blade has a corresponding slot in the mounting tang. Any ideas on how to re-attach the handle and blade?
I can post pics if that will help.
 I have an email into the OXO company asking for help but I thought I'd ask here too.

dylanholderman:
Pics would definitely help, sounds like the glue failed?

Pat B:

dylanholderman:
Ok looks more like a weld/solder joint failure, best thing to do if possible would be to get the piece still in the handle out and re solder it and then put it back together again.
A second option if that’s not possible is to put the blade back in and drill a couple 1/8” holes through he blade tang and remaining handle parts and pin them together, but I’m not sure that would do the comfort of the handle any favers.

JW_Halverson:
Maybe have someone weld on a tang and put proper scales on it?

Oxo uses fairly good steel, but they cheap out on another $0.18 for at least a half tanged knife.

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