BearPaw grips are hand crafted by the Wilson family in the good ole USA. We use premium domestic woods normally found only in the very best stringed musical instruments. Often much of our wood is so naturally colorful we use no color additive during the finishing process. When color is needed, we use dyes formulated in the luthier industry which are deep penetrating rather than on the surface only. Since we are building working grips that are going to get wear and tear we finish with Tru Oil which means easy maintainance and repair in the field.We also use only the very best exotic woods coming primarily from Central and South America as well as Africa. We also are ready to help our handicapped friends with thier special needs when possible.