There are a pant-load of videos and pictorials on making "micarta". I'm not expert enough to give directions. I can share some personal observations. If you use paper, make sure it wets out. Blotter paper, filter paper, work well. I presoak any paper in acetone' to make sure it's absorbent. Natural fiber fabrics work the best. Also low viscosity epoxy wets out better. I use System three, Clear Coat, its 100% solids and 400 cps. I also press it under vacuum, squeezes it in all directions and sucks out any air bubbles. I imagine a pressure pot would have the same effect.