"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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Is that the stuff that used to be called "bakelite"?

No. While bakelite is phenolic, it is homogenous. not laminated. There
is phenolic and cloth, called micarta. Makes good knife and pistol
handles. It has been used for circuit boards. You can mount relays on
it.

Casady

What is the stuff the old tube sockets were made of? I always thought it
was Bakelite.

Eisboch