a socket adaptor for use in creating a laminated stump socket for attaching a prosthetic limb to a patient having a stump . it includes a separate main body and a plurality of flexible prongs that are permanently affixed to the main body . the main body is formed of relatively rigid and inflexible metal . the prongs are made of flexible sheet metal that can be repeatedly bent without weakening or breaking . each prong is bendable by hand from a first position wherein the prong is substantially flat and extends radially outward in a plane from a base of the main body to a second position wherein the prong are conformed to fit to a stump socket .