Quote Originally Posted by JCitron View Post
Tried it, how hard are you pressing? Should I be feeling it with a light touch or does it take a bit of pressure? Also, are you soaking your thumb or just wetting it?

I should also point out that I'm not in any line of work that may cause me to have callouses on my thumb so I don't think my skin it too thick.
I slide my thumb pad along the edge from heel to point gently. On a sharp blade it grabs my skin while on a dull one my TP slides along like it was on ice. I moisten it with water from the hone or sometimes saliva. I try to avoid the saliva as I don't want acids to start some sort of micro corrosion.