Original Message:   Re: Apple Juice?

Hi Luann, I'm not familiar with the name "apple juice Bakelite"—though I think I can imagine what it might be. Yes indeed. There are some students of plastics who have the opinion (as I paraphrase it) that "since cast phenolics are or were made by the Bakelite Corporation, they are 'Bakelite' too" or "it's OK to call this stuff 'Bakelite.'" (Of course, this attitude ignores tha fact that cast phenolics were made by other companies too, and that few people can tell the products of one company from another....) Essentially, since I can't stop anyone from using any name or term that they choose to use, my point is one of information, and of advice (for those who are interested, or who haven't made-up their minds and are open to new info). What if tomorrow the Bakelite Corporation goes into the diamond business. When they start selling diamonds, are these "Bakelite" too, because the Bakelite Company sells them? I don't think so. Jamey Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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