Leather edge cover for hawk?

[SpookyPistolero]

Howdy folks-

I thought I'd go straight to the source for an answer on this one!

I recently picked up a [badass] hawk from Kentucky. But I need an edge cover for it! I can do some basic leather work, nothing fancy or pretty. I've done a couple of sheaths and such. I just don't want to deal with the stitching!

In the search for something quick and dirty, I was thinking about using rivets. But I've never used them.

First, are rivets alone sufficient? (with glue)

Second, anyone tried doing just a 'weave' of a leather strip? Think this would hold, or just end up getting cut off?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

For a axe/hawk cover, just glue up the welt with leather weld and put about four copper/brass rivets in the perimeter.