Sharpening Case cleaver

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I have a Case XX 2032 cleaver I got for free and I'm just not sure how I should be sharpening it. Is it same angle as a knife? Micro bevel? Honestly I'm not even sure what to use it on, but I like sharp things and it was free and in good shape, ha ha.
 
Assuming you are using it as a meat cleaver, I'd use a more obtuse angle than I would for a kitchen knife. After all, meat cleaver is a misnomer - you are dealing with bone here.
So 25 degrees per side, a whetstone will work fine. No need to go beyond a coarse stone.
 
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