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Hello all. I don’t believe its the leather as much as the buffing compound. I had one green buffing stick (type/maker unknown) that would flake and was hard to apply. Then I ordered a stick on-line. I don’t remember what dealer I ordered from, but the manufacturer is “Formax” (www.formaxmfg.com). It’s called “Micro Fine Honing Compound, Product No. 12668. It works great and is easy to apply. I took a scrap piece of 3/4” Baltic birch plywood (any stable wood would do…) and used contact cement to attach a scrap of elk skin, rough-side out (suede). I have also used this same compound on a block of bare wood as Paul shows. Works great either way. I hope this helps.