So I am pretty new to honing straight razors, but have experience with lots of woodworking tools. I will usually set a bevel on a 1k and work my way up to the 8k. When I go to the coticule to polish I cannot get the stone to do anything for me. I know it is possible to set the bevel and finish all on the coticule so I want to know what I am doing wrong.

When using the coticule to set a bevel, should you have real thick slurry? almost paste like slurry rather than a watery slurry?

When finishing on the coticule for polish, should there be any slurry at all? or just water?

Thanks in advance