"Wonda Edge"

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Here's an interesting knife on Ebay that is completely new to me. But I don't get around much. Can any of you tell me about it? Looks like the same kinda edge that Cutco puts on their hunting knives... which do cut like hell.

Phil

I Wonda 'bout dis one
 
Wonda edge is just the name used on this model to designate that it is serrated. Just like saw cut delrin is another name for plastic as is staglon. or for that matter wonda wood which was an imitation wood ( delrin plastic ). Although why they wanted an imitation wood is a mystery, but it seems the push was on to use plastic for all there natural products and it would also seem that the term Wonda was a biggie for them to use It is a basic 148 leather wrap with a serrated edge. It does again make the point that you may find almost anything under the Schrade tang and again that ( at least for me ) is always part of the enjoyment of collecting these. LT
 
Doggone it LT,

You are like a knife encyclopedia..... :thumbup: :thumbup:

Are you available in a more affordable paperback edition.....or just the original high quality, hard hitting, one-of-a-kind, leather bound version??

Once again it is all second nature for you......AMAZING! :)

Bill
 
I have a Schrade-Walden 137 "wonda-edge" serrated. The model number is a right hand etch, not a stamp. But it does not have the "Wonda-edge" etch. It is mirror finished like that one seems to have been before the scratching. As you can see, the serrations are only on one side of the sabre ground blade, start 1/2" from the ricasso in front of the aluminum guard and run the full length to the tip. Any idea of the years these were made? I rarely see one.

Codger
 
It is in the same vintage as the rest of the 148 leather wrap stuff. It was mostly pre 49er series late 50tys to early seventys. Pre staglon they were using this pommel and on the imi stag handled versions that were hollow. It all eventually meshed into the Old timers and Uncle Henrys. No big secrets here just variations of knives that by now you especially, ( being a sheath knife guy know better than me. ) However one of the selling factors for these knives was a point you brought up and one of the reasons for the name . I found this out from my previously mentioned cutler friend Alex. We were doing a customer show in Philly ( for Schrade ) Fort Washington actually a suburb. Alex was doing the sharpening gratus ( as was Schrades policy at these shows we always brought an ( almost ) portable sharpening machine and Alex would in about 7 seconds put a razor edge on any knife brought over. In other words he did the work and I babbeled about knives to any one who would listen. In any event a fellow brought over a Schrade serrated knife and asked if Alex's machine would be able to sharpen it. Alex said sure and in 7 seconds was doing his little paper demo to show the knife was sharp. shredding strips of paper with a light touch. When the guy left I asked him how that was done he said it was simple all you sharpen is the flat side apparently that brings the other side up as well ( I guess because of the way is is made ???) All I know is that it works and is why they are serrated on one side. Now ain't that a WONDA. Sorry about the exact dates I just am to lazy to get up and look it up. I am sure that several of the guys have the exact dates. LT
 
Thanks LT. That would have been my guess as to the reason for the serrations only on one side. If you have ever tried to resharpen one with both sides serrated, it is a pain and can only really be accomplished with a rattail or chainsaw file matching the radius of the serrations.

I have been exploring the old George Schrade Stagbrand, Schradebrand, and Schrade-Walden leather handled, aluminum pommel knives and you are right... they just sorta grew into the Old Timers through the intervening years. And I noticed that several other companies jumped on the design with leather, bakelite, and fauxstag handles. Boulder, Marbles, Buck, Queen, Case and more produced similar models of George's design. Buck is, I think, one of the few to still produce those old designs, though the serrations have mostly become half-blade and not usually on a traditional hunter pattern. And the aluminum birds head pommel is made of sturdier, shinier stuff now.

Codger
 
Thanks! The more I hang around this place the more I realize how much I do not know.
Phil
 
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