How do I make Bakelite?

I think it was made using some sort of resin and paper, heated, under pressure, between dies.

Regards, Greg.P.

carbolic acid and formaldahyde. nothing I'm going to mix up in the basement!

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=>This bakelite stuff is cool. I haven't been able to find any =>directions or a real list of ingredients. I thought maybe someone knew =>somthing. => Any info will be appreciated, => Bernard

Thermosetting plastic made of formaldehyde and something else -- not something I'd advise anyone to make at home, or even in the average high school lab without expert advice and supervision. When cut, drilled, etc, it can release unpleasant gases and dust, both of which are toxic. To make shaped parts out of it requires rather complex machinery involving heat and pressure. It's not like the casting resins used in resin kits, and which can be used by the average modeller.

IOW, beware.