Light Force Ministries

I am a hobbyist and craftsmen of sorts. I like to paint, carve, and play music. I'm also an unemployed insomniac living in a crappy little town in CT. There isn't much to do if you don't have much money in this town so I stick to drawing and painting. Recently, I've found carving to be pretty interesting so I carved my self a little pipe out of bass wood (it's not an ideal wood to smoke out of but it's very easy to carve) It was a pretty well detailed pipe head in the shape of a skull. My step dad found it one day and after a stern look, and a few questions he asked if I could make him one... that he can acutually use. From that point on I've been searching the internet for info on pipes and found that the best type of pipe wood is aged, kiln dried briar wood or cherry wood. I can not, however, find ANY PLACE to buy it, and I'm starting to get a little frustrated. Any ideas? Suggestions?