Okay, for all of you wondering what I'm gonna use to "finish" my boot...here's the basic plan...I walk my mostly finished boot over three blocks to Mr. Petty's shoe repair shop. I give him some money to stich the sole for me, then I ask him if I can rent some time on his finisher, some time when I won't be in his way.

...or if Mr. Petty tells me "no", the maybe I'll try another shop... or maybe later I end up buying something like this.