Almost done. All I have left to do is fasten down a strip of leather in the jaws or mouth opening at the end, and fasten down a piece of leather on the top to both cover the two nail holes and provide a little bit of grip when using the thing.
The idea is you slide the heel of a boot into the jaws of the jack, stand on the top of the jack with your other foot, and then take the first foot out of the boot. These are especially handy when you are sleeping in the dog house and don't dare ask the wife to help you take your boots off.
Basic rustic walnut, "plain" Watco Danish oil. This project is a handy thing to have since I only have one boot jack, plus I got to make a real curve with a coping saw and either a blind mortise or a stopped dado depending on your scorecard.
I will probably only build one more of these so I will have one at the house, one at the office and one in my truck total. I need to figure out how to fasten down the leather without buying an expensive tool. I am having good luck making strops by sanding the hair side of the leather piece and then gluing to plywood scraps with TiteBond II and clamping in a vise over night.
I did save the offcut that came out of the jaws cut. Do I really need a new staple gun or can I maybe predrill and use wee tiny escutcheon pins?