My chisel face doesn't slide nicely across the face; it seems to catch at places and slide easily at times too. I don't think it's suction due to the water between the flat surfaces. I do get a polish with this stone better than with my 4000x synthetic waterstone, but it does come with considerably more effort than for the 4000x and it seems like there is almost no wear at all on the stone -- very little grit comes off and no slurry forms at all (at most the water turns slightly white).
Should I be using a nagura stone to build a slurry first, or is this behavior I'm observing normal?
Thanks!
- Daniel