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I also have some ebony veneers that Craig gave to me a few years back (.5mm and 1mm) and they have been perfect.
I checked their site but I do not see an Ebony veneer. They have a dyed black American Linden. BTW are most gluing the shims and if so what type of glue? CA seems like it would be a good solution as the shims could be easily removed with acetone.
Hmm. They do have Indian rosewood veneer, which probably is better anyway. Don't glue it, just cut to fit (slightly oversize) and put the bridge on top.
Update: so I got some black fiber material from a friend. This is the stuff used for purfling/trim made of cellulose. I was thinking it would be too spongy but it's not at all and makes a great shim material IMO. The sheets are .5mm thick and I needed a thickness of three or 1.5mm (I laminated three pieces together to make it easier to fit) to get the action to a point where the notes really sing no matter how hard you play. Before raising the action (which was about 2.35mm on the low E and about 1.75mm on the high. The guitar (a Stringphonic Advanced) just wasn't living up to its potential I felt. Notes on E and B strings were just kind of "choking" out when you would play hard. Now with the action at just slightly over 3mm low E and slightly over 2.4mm high, the dynamic range of this fine guitar is unleased. Much better volume especially on the E and B strings and those notes really pop. Intonation is fine. I know that people seem to chase low action but on these guitars you really need to give them room to vibrate. Just my two cents.