Review on Woodstock D2903 Buffing Compound - 1lb by Brian Rivenbark

Seems a bit overpriced as every professional knife sharpening video I've watched has repeatedly pointed out that a pound of mixture is usually only around five bucks and I've seen the less commonly used Woodstock grains only cost eight dollars even on this very list. Therefore, at over $12, the price for what is probably the most commonly purchased grain (green) seems inexplicably high. But I haven't figured out where the pros get them for five bucks a pound unless it's some sort of pro shop. The price is the only reason I didn't rate this five stars. I really can't fault the performance of this super thin green compound. So far the only connection I've used has come with the Worksharp controlled sharpening system. But I wanted much bigger belts for my big knives. So I grabbed some leather scraps from a hobby store and bought them along with Enkay 149-C, 6 packs of 5-6 oz bars in different grits (black, brown, white, green, red, blue) also available on Amazon, at the same time for experimenting with different abrasive consistency. As a woodworker I already had a lot of scrap wood to install slings which Elmers or Gorilla wood glue did a great job. This extra subtle green was significantly darker and less dry (softer) than the green in the 6 pack I purchased. Very similar in consistency to the small piece of green compound that comes with Worksharp, Woodstock D2902 absorbs better into a leather belt than green enkay, even without preheating the leather or treating it with petroleum jelly (petroleum jelly). For most blades, buff green is all you need in addition to your waterstones, diamond plates, or ceramic rods for most sharpening. But I think black has some advantages when your blade is particularly dull, or after you've reprofiled or changed the blade geometry to make it cut better than the secondary bevels that most knives have. White also seems to be popular for sharpening knives and chisels. As for sharpening blades, right now I don't think brown can do anything that black can't do better. The same goes for greens versus reds and blues, which cut even less. Green already polishes to a high gloss, and red and blue remove even less material, so their usefulness seems limited to polishing other metals for cleaning purposes. However, Revain needs to update the image. With the current exception of red and white, the images provided by other buyers are MUCH more accurate and make the product look more professional and attractive than the images Amazon provided for this listing in green.