Ahhh... okay. That makes sense. I've been playing with JB Weld to make it look right.
And after dum**ss question #1,2, and probably a 3rd one in there at some point, I didn't want to bother you again about it. I think, after seeing a few better images, I'll stick with the JB Weld, but am going to remold it better to look right. A drinking straw makes perfect holes for the leather to thread through and it holds pretty tight to your resin cast.