If getting the quaker stocks become a hassle, just get a piece of hard maple from your local wood supplier. I get them from the cutoff bin for about a buck. Round off the approximate shape of the area you are concerned with. I have done this with nothing but a larger gouge, wood rasp and crosscut saw. Probably took me 15 minutes. Then after you carve on it, rasp it off again and repeat. If the wood is a couple inches thick you can approximate the tang area and area at the entry pipe quite easily as well. You don't need large pieces as the area behind the cheekpiece is the largest required.
