A sterling knife followed me home after a Thanksgiving gathering:

The original cement, dating back to the middle of the last century, turned into friable dust around the blade tang:

I cleaned it out as best I could, buttered JB Quik epoxy around the tang and into the socket, joined the two, and let it cure in the natural position:

The rest of the knives in the set may need similar attention, but I’m not looking for trouble.