Where to buy wood for stocks and grips??

[SeanMP]

If your making mostly grips and you want something really exotic and fairly inexpensive you can do your own laminate layup.

Select two or three contrasting veneers and call up the folks at http://www.amwoodinc.com/default.aspx
Tell them what your doing and that you need shorts and pieces...these are unsellable and really cheap

Then using a slow cure epoxy laminate layers of the veneer together (use three or more of the the same veneer in a layer for a good solid stripe) then press clamp the whole thing together with a sheet of wax paper on the top and bottom.

When it cures you'll have a laminate blanks that will show vivid patterning as it is shaped and will be absolutely stable in any moisture/environment

[Merlyn]

I have thought of doing that. Thanks for the tip and the link. I am going to look into this. I think that laminate grips would look good and be servicable too. Thanks again.