straight and chamfered edge lies along the edge of the wrapper sheet 12 on either the left or the right side thereof the convex side or wear face 34 of each bottom corner wear strip 22 and each intermediate wear strip 23 has a plurality of bottom drilled holes 46 drilled therein which on the wide end portions 30 or 33 of the strip are staggered in a zigzag pattern and as the narrow end portions 32 or 35 of the strips are approached the holes 46 become substantially aligned with each other a plurality of hard wear resistant inserts 40 are made of the same material and of the same size as that described with respect to the inserts 40 in the side strips 20 the inserts 40 are positioned in each hole 46 in the strips 22 and strips 23 and are bonded or brazed in said holes the bottom corner wear strips 22 and bottom intermediate wear strips 23 with the inserts 40 bonded or brazed therein are then heat treated and are ready for assembly with the bucket the wide end portion 30 of one bottom corner wear strip 22 is placed near the cutting edge 16 of the bucket 10.