Be sure and load it with some sort of.. well what ever they call that stuff you put on strops.
I saw a video once where a guy used a SMALL amount of liquid material and then after letting that soak in used the stick. (Just go to JRE Industries and you will see some stropping material and stuff).
I bought one from kniveplus that they make, I guess they come pre loaded and are supposed to last for a long time. I just sharpen on the sharpmaker. I would like to learn free hand soon. Its just investing the stones and stuff.
