![]() ![]() Repeat for the other accordion on the other side of the cover, width-wise. The material itself and the fold help to get perfect alignment. Outside: Glue the inside of the first flap of an accordion and place it over the cover material at one end. Make sure the accordions are "mirrored", that is, that they create symmetric "compartments" between them. If you need to, Place a card to be stored into the compartment closet to the cover material to check for fit. Repeat for other accordion on the other side of the strip, width-wise. Inside: Glue the outside of the last flap of an accordion and align it with the side of the cover at one end. This is more or less optional for the inside method, mandatory for the outside method. Cut one of them off so you end up with something like this: /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\, like an "M" with too many middle bits. Previously, when fanfolding either the 0.25" or the 0.20" quadrille graph paper (of length 11"), you probably ended up with an accordion with one extra flap, kind of like this: /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/, like an "N" with too many middle bits. Cut the piece about 3 times the length of a business card (front, back, top flap). For inside gluing, make it, say, another 1/8" wider. Cut a piece of cover material as wide as the widest ("tallest"? - check the picture) card you will store. The inside gluing method has a cleaner look from the outside, but is tougher to get aligned well. ![]() The easiest gluing method is outside, but the accordion material shows on the outside when closed. There is a gluing choice to make here: Inside (see the white sample) or Outside (see the brown sample). (To vote for me, please hit the (+) plus button near the top of the page on the right!) Final thickness of the empty card wallets are about 0.5 cm and can hold from 10-13 cards. Two closures are shown, but many are possible, especially with more robust cover material. Closing the wallet is also wide open to change. The interior is best kept thin, and the paper I used could easily gain some moisture resistance from scotchguard. Fabric, metal, even panoramic photos could be used for the covers. The materials used here (paper) were selected for ease of manipulation, but something with more strength or resistance to moisture could easily be used, either for the cover, the inside, or both. This is a common design, and if the accordion material is thin enough, it stays pretty thin overall. As I was thinking on this I eventually settled on an accordion envelope with thin material for the accordions and constrained at the bottom to allow it to flex open and display the contents all at once-random access. Most of the time I do NOT want these things hanging around my wallet, but I want them handy in my book bag or car close by in case I need them. Credit cards, membership cards, business cards, whatever. The wallet design here provides a home for, if not everything usually found in a wallet, then at least the more problematic-the cards. While surfing and seeing the Wallet Challenge mentioned, I thought I would give it a shot keeping in mind my own criteria for any wallet I buy: minimized volume with a priority to minimizing the depth, plus speed of access to the items inside.
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