Making Objects from LIFE Magazine in 1945: The STITCHLESS BUXTON leather wallet

I found another issue of LIFE Magazine, this time from October 1, 1945. It's (natrually) a treasure trove of old news articles and ads, but one in particular stood out to me: The Stichless Buxton wallet. Today I'm going to try my best to recreate this wallet design with a little help from the Laser Cutter. Enjoy :)
-Brooke
Laser Cut your own Stitchless Wallet HERE: (files coming soon)
Materials Used:
Embossed Black Croc: districtleathersupply.com/col...
Edge Kote: amzn.to/4cFN0sa
Tools Used:
Render Optic 12 Watt Laser Cutter: rendyr.com/
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[@AprilHarveyStudios]

How cool! Also puppeh is such a patriotic distinguished gentleman in his neckerchief! ❤

[@MakersWorkshopLLC]

Red the Shop Dog always dresses to impress

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

That machine ! OMG ! ! ! !
That is so COOL !
And that is a beautiful dog. And I remember seeing those ads as a kid.

[@kfwoeltje]

Fun project - I liked seeing your process of iterative design. Interesting to see the stitchless design - similar to Jimmy's bags

[@MakersWorkshopLLC]

Thanks! It’s a fun concept. I read some marketing on it, and Buxton presented it as being a more durable option since there’s no stitching to unravel or wear out over time. I wonder if that’s true!

[@XTremeCaffeine]

I enjoy seeing these projects much more than I expected
In terms of the folding, it can be helpful to skive your fold lines to make them cleaner and less bulky

[@MakersWorkshopLLC]

Thanks for the tip. How difficult is that to do on non-edge folds?

[@jgoo4572]

Awesome! Love the high five with the dog!

[@MakersWorkshopLLC]

She’s big on high fives

[@andreacook7431]

This is really cool! If it makes you feel better about the "one piece", I have a repro sewing pattern from 1918 that says it has one pattern piece...then it has separate ones for the collar, cuffs, and belt. 🤔

[@paulash1770]

Very nicely done! Just a tip: a bone folder would have made the folding process much easier, and probably would have made the folds tighter

[@davebauerart]

Love seeing the process, very cool and always cool to see your loyal shop helper.

[@MakersWorkshopLLC]

Thanks Dave! I really enjoyed making this one

[@turbeau405]

Very nice!

[@bluegooseartstudio]

I freaking love this video!!!

[@MakersWorkshopLLC]

Thanks so much! It was a ton of fun and I kinda love the wallet. I’m going to switch over to it

[@garagemonkeysan]

Awesome reverse engineering. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@MakersWorkshopLLC]

Thanks!

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

One small thing, beware of tge laser bouncing off the table/material into your camera even with the guard.