I tried getting phenolic and G-10 handle materials from a local company here in Vermont called Vermont Plastics Specialty and what a bunch of knuckleheads! First off, the guy who runs the place asks me "What's Micarta? I never heard of it." I explain what it is and he says something like that must be a brand name and he carries some generic type. Okay, I ask for black linen, he says, "There's no such thing as black linen phenolic." Yeah, okay dude. I told him forget it, I'll order from Koval's like always. I called them 3 times about G-10 and they said, "Umm, I don't know if we have any of that, I'll have to check." That was months ago. It took several phone calls just to get someone to answer the phone.
I thought it would be easier to buy locally but I was wrong. It's much better to deal with people who know what they're doing.