Quote Originally Posted by carpedm View Post
Wet-out each sheet of paper before placing it down. Be VERY liberal with the resin. Pressure won't squeeze it away from the paper, in fact you likely had an air bubble that couldn't get squeezed out. I work in composites and we face this a lot. More pressure will actually help as long as it is evenly distributed! The key is to add more resin to each sheet and set a wet sheet on top of a wet sheet. Think about trying to squeeze out air-bubbles maybe we a squeegee (or credit card) before you move on to the next sheet! Fabric helps as the air cannot remain as trapped. it will force itself through the layers. Wet paper simply has to go out between the layers! I hope this helps!
This is what i am going to try next time a try paper.
One thing is true,i used a brush to apply the resin like paint on the paper and i know now that i only put a little bit which seems to be the problem as you said.

I then tried one with material from an old shirt and put more resin this time(by hand and rubbed it in the fabric with much more quantity).

Now this one came out great.

I have rough cut it out with a coping saw and getting ready to sand it down.

When i finish it i will post some pics.

The good thing is that this micarta is pretty simple to cut out with no major power tools.

Coping saw works pretty good.

To be continued........