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Old 03-29-2011, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by AZLiberty View Post
It isn't wood. It's plastic with a filler material like bakelite or micarta. It doesn't feel like wood, feels like plastic.

Richlite is a phenolic resin with a paper filler.
Bakelite is a phenolic resin with a wood flour filler (extra fine sawdust)
Micarta is a linen, rag, or canvas filled resin (usually phenolic but could be a melemine resin as well.
"The composition of RichliteŽ Surface is cellulose fiber and resin, much like Mother Nature's trees (but with extra resin in our product to make it more durable). And similar to certain characteristics of wood, RichliteŽ Surface Camel material does noticeably darken with age due to ultra-violet exposure and oxidation, much like Fir or Cherry cabinet material. It is this enriching color transformation that has many architects praising the look of the Camel color. The Nutmeg and Slate Black materials do not display such a change because of their darker base colors. Pistachio has the capability of turning towards a drab olive. Of course, color evolutions can be restrained by employing ultra violet shields upon incoming natural light."

http://www.richlite.com/richlite/faqs.asp?faq=8

I'd call it a fibre board not plastic.
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