guy i worked with used caulk and dry wall scews. lol...i needed to replace an eye on a old set of bass pro codura boots i didnt wanna toss circa 2002. they still 95% . been a year later and a container full of eye parts and punches from Ebayz and i still cant get the right one. went to one cobbler and called a few. youd think it was rocket science. one day ha!/... great job