Fabs, there should be three stones in your set, as you'll need the coarse one for starting unless your knife is already pretty sharp. I also use the oil. Here's a pic, and with mine I have a plastic holder for the bottom piece which I vice grip to the bench to I don't have to hold anything except the stone. If I remember correctly, I use 22 degree angle. Once I'm done with the stones, I then use a round steel rod on the edge to take the finest impurities out of the edge.
