Laminated or Solid Wood?

The 1st picture shows the wood with vertical irregular grain patterns that I would expect with solid wood.
You can't "expect" anything with solid wood that is universally standard all the time. Boards vary in grain structure depending on species, part of the tree, stressing factors, and how it is sawed.

Your grips are "plain sawed" solid wood.
 
They said I could return them but I think I'll keep them as a spare. They're round-to-square conversions and look pretty good on a M19 2 -1/2 inch snub. They also fit my hand better. I keep the original round-butt Magna grips on when not shooting.
 

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I hate to beat a dead horse, and there seem to be many opinions, but... The 1st picture shows the wood with vertical irregular grain patterns that I would expect with solid wood. That's what I was hoping to get. The 2nd picture is the stock I received that has (what I would expect) if you had layered/laminated wood, and the grain pattern of the layers exposed as you cut down to the contours of the grip.

The grips on the left look like olivewood.
 
I hate to beat a dead horse, and there seem to be many opinions, but... The 1st picture shows the wood with vertical irregular grain patterns that I would expect with solid wood. That's what I was hoping to get. The 2nd picture is the stock I received that has (what I would expect) if you had layered/laminated wood, and the grain pattern of the layers exposed as you cut down to the contours of the grip.

I agree with [B/handejector[/B]. Look at any two pairs of Goncalo Alves target stocks and see how different they are. Rosewood and other exotic woods will all have different grain patterns depending on what part of the log they came from. While the stocks you have may not have the liveliness of grain you might have been expecting, they are solid wood. Nevertheless, those look great to me.

Compare the grain structure of your grips to that of these grips, which are most definitely laminated. Laminated wood is used a lot because it is less expensive, but generally more stable (less prone to warp) than solid wood, and properly done can produce a nice set of grips. These below are aftermarket grips made by Altamont, which S&W now sources for their new handgun stocks.
 

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