Best Gloves for Handling Firewood?

[hslogger]

I'm a beast of habit. White Ox double layer cotton gloves, with or without elastic band.
Aint the cheapest but "that's the way I like it". USA made. Bailey's sells them, and they also sell a no name double cotton also. I keep my leather gloves for driving or going to town if it is cold out.

They are great for handling firewood, cable, implements, chainsaws, logs, wire fence. Unless it is freezing to death out there, hands stay comfortably warm. When you get em wet, set them on your Peet dryer or by the wood stove.

 

[turnkey4099]

Because those gloves lasted so long there was no need to replace them?

Seriously, some of the oak is really rough after it's split, like handling rose stems. I got tired of getting splinters.

I burn mostly black locust. splintery and the splinter not only sting like crazy but go in won't come out. My gloves are the "Nitrile" that I get at Wal Mart. 3 pair for $3.50. Thin, very grippy and, to my surprise, outlast any leather glove I have t ried on firewood (been at this activty since 1976) I'll never go back to leather for firewood again. Nice part is sthey are thin enough that one still has some feel, can thread a nut on a bolt for example.

 

[turnkey4099]

I end up using duct tape to patch the holes I get in the fingers of gloves used to handling firewood. I have never worn out the palms of a glove first.

I find gorilla tape is the thing for that. Some of my good leather gloves already have the 2nd application on them.

 

[ultrarunner]

Another vote for gauntlet welding gloves...

Dont need the expensive ones with super dexterity...

The cheap ones seem to be fine for spilting.

 

[ernemats]

Full leather is the way I like to go, they seem to last good and the moltifloral rose bushes are hard on them

 

[RalphVa]

Best I've ever had are the Boss ones bought at Southern States. The come almost up to my elbows and fit my hands perfectly.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I have very large hands, so the cheapies generally are not an option because they don't fit. I try on gloves every time I run across them, and when I find gloves that fit I buy them. I wear cotton gloves a lot, particularly the ones that have the rubber dots on the gripping surface. My current firewood gloves are leather palm, and I have no idea where I got them. They are so old the lining is frayed and worn, but the leather is still good. For winter use I have a pair of thinsulate lined leather gloves, and a pair of shooting gloves with no fingers but flip-down mittens that are handy for horsing cold metal around, then setting up tools. Wood is pretty warm stuff, but keeping your hands warm working metal is a challenge.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

This is a pair of Harbor Freight Hardy work gloves. The hole in the left hand glove started after less than 12 hours of use, and this is what it looks like at 18 hours. "Use" is splitting firewood, mostly oak. The left hand glove gets more wear because the right hand is on the splitter spool lever most of the time. Tried to patch the hole with Gorilla tape, and it fell off in only a few minutes. I guess you can't expect much from a three dollar pair of gloves; maybe that's why they come in a five pack for ten bux? Seems pretty wasteful for this application though. The other thing I don't like about them is the loose padding in the palm area. Yeah, it provides some cushion, but if flops around in there and feels weird. Gonna keep looking for something more durable, and comfortable.

 

[ArlyA]

A few years ago I happened to try a pair of Stihl work gloves which cost about $25. They lasted three times longer than the $12 gloves I'd been using and they became my favorites and I'm still using those today. Yes they wear out but clearing debris and slash off of trails will do that. Nonetheless, they lasted much longer and protected my hand quite well. Can't find there model number but they look like these.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Thanks for the heads up. Checking the Stihl website, they're no longer available. Probably been redesigned?

 

[ArlyA]

Man-o-man now you tell me my favorite gloves are gone! I did see them on Ebay.

 

[two_bit_score]

I'm a beast of habit. White Ox double layer cotton gloves, with or without elastic band.
Aint the cheapest but "that's the way I like it". USA made. Bailey's sells them, and they also sell a no name double cotton also. I keep my leather gloves for driving or going to town if it is cold out.

They are great for handling firewood, cable, implements, chainsaws, logs, wire fence. Unless it is freezing to death out there, hands stay comfortably warm. When you get em wet, set them on your Peet dryer or by the wood stove.

Have been intending to try the White Ox gloves. I’d like to find some available in a store but nobody seems to carry them where I go.

Have had good service for everyday use from some cheap HF dipped gloves for about $2 a pair. Still on the first pair after about 6 months.

Got some Milwaukee cut level 3 dipped gloves that I like also.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Just a quick update. Three weeks ago, I started using a pair of Showa Atlas gloves that have the gripping surfaces of the fingers and palms dipped in nitrile. The rest of the glove is made of some kind of stretchy, breathable synthetic material. I've been putting in 6-8 hours a day cutting, bucking, splitting, and stacking firewood, and the Atlas gloves have come through unscathed. No cuts, splits, holes, or even any sign of wear on the nitrile surfaces. I wear a size 9 glove, and the mediums I purchased are a little tight. I'd try a large next time. My hands sweat badly in nitrile exam gloves, but in the Atlas gloves my hands get a little clammy, but not outright wet. After three weeks, they had a slight dirty sock smell, but a trip through the washer cleared that up and they look almost new. They're very thin, so there's not much protection from impact or pinching, but the tradeoff is very good dexterity. I can easily tie my shoes, pick up a dime, and work with tools wearing them, something I just couldn't do with leather gloves. Even better, at thirty-five bux for twelve pair, I might have a lifetime supply.

 

[oosik]

Thanks for your update RedNeckGeek. I will definitely look into those Showa Atlas gloves. My poor old elkskin ropers are getting raggedy and showing their age. I just don't think I want to spend another $65 or so for a pair of "around the property" gloves.

 

[robertstevenbk]

I had welding gloves couple of years ago, i bought them from a local welding store but they were worth using for firewoood works, i only have a picture of them may be you can google it find the model. Thanks

 

[bcp]

I think some of the leather used in cheap gloves is chickenhide, not cowhide.



Bruce

 

[Jay Bee]

Best video i have seen for reviewing firewood gloves.