James A. Rising

Making your own duct tape wallet

October 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Duct Tape wallets are cool, thin and light, and personalizable. The instructions below describe my design, which I think is elegant, and you can modify to your heart’s content.

Step 1.

Measure out the length of the two longest strips of duct tape:

Line four bills up, just touching along their long edges. Rip two
small strips of duct tape to measure an additional width to the left
and right of the four bills, or use credit cards, as shown below.

How to measure the backbone

Measuring the backbone

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2.

Measure out one strips of duct tape this length and lay it sticky-side-up.
Then measure a second strip and lay it stick-side-up with just
enough overlap to form a secure connection.

The backbone diagramThe backbone

 

 

 

 

Step 3.

Fold the strips into the basic wallet frame, by first folding them
in half, with the sticky-side out. Then continue folding in an
accordian fashion, only allowing the faces with the same letter
shown below to stick together. Make sure that these adhering faces
are smooth an even.

Folding faces Folding result

First fold

The first fold, in half, with a bill to measure the second fold.

Second fold

After the second fold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flip over

After the third fold and flipping over.

Final backbone

After the rest of the backbone folds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4.

Measure out a length of duct tape a little larger than twice the
width of the wallet and wrap it around the outside, with the
sticky-side covering the remaining stick-side of the wallet frame.

The wrapper diagram The wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

That’s it!  Enjoy your new wallet!

Final wallet

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