Strength of buckstitching

[Kolton45]

Hi so I wanted to try an buckstitch a wallet for the first time but I am just curious on how strong it is I typically saddle stitch everything but I have had a few people request buckstitching so I figured I'd give it a go just not sure if I need to saddle stitch it as well as buckstitch or if the glue is strong enough to hold it together on it's own and the buckstitch is just decorative 

[fredk]

Glued and buckstitched with lace is plenty strong for normal use things

[JLSleather]

You don't "need" to sew, though I often do.  I've seen some of the "old days" projects from years ago, glue held up surprisingly well - better than I thought it would have.

Wallets don't get a lot of strain and stretch, so it's likely fine without sewing.  Course, at some point you'll probably replace the lace ...