Try it, I say! You've got the time, as you're at uni.
Good point.
Also received some photos of the shoes in progress. Waiting for a confirmation that they in fact use full-grain leather as opposed to corrected grain. The listing says they do but the leather looks a bit too shiny and smooth for my untrained eye (but I might be wrong). Although in the video it looks fine. If the former is the case, I might give it a try.