After laying and stitching the sole, the next step is pegging the soles. One of these soles has been pegged and the other has marking indicating where I’ll place the pegs on the second sole.

Immediately after taking this photo I sprayed the wood pegs several times. This will make them swell up like an angry porcupine and the sole won’t look nearly as pretty. But after they dry I can sand them flat without worrying they’ll swell up again when the wearer walks through puddles.