Good work gloves anyone ?

Gary_in_Indiana · Oct 20, 2003

Egon,

I have some big blue welding gloves. They are OK for welding but not much more. They're very thick and cumbersome. I'm looking for something that has a good fit in the hand and then just the straight, stiff cuffs beyond. The welding glove in that style aren't made in XXL or XXXL. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

dmccarty · Oct 20, 2003

Egon,

Duct Tape is the answer!

When I was handling rip rap a few years ago I was really tearing
up my gloves. I was building some hand stacked raised beds.
Holes would appear in no time in the fingers. I wrapped duct
tape on the gloves and problem solved. I saw somewhere that
some stone masons just rapped the tape around their fingers
but I tain't do'n that!

Later,
Dan

Gary_in_Indiana · Oct 20, 2003

Bebster,

The XL size isn't any help. Robert and I need XXL (and I could actually wear XXXL without any problem).

Egon · Oct 20, 2003

Dan:

Duct tape, the universal tool. Most of my coveralls are held together with duct tape. When working with power tools usually wrap the wrists with duct tape.

On the fingers sounds interesting. I know it's often used on the feet for blisters.

Egon

Egon · Oct 20, 2003

Gary:

Perhaps you may have to get a retailer to make a special order for you.

Egon

slowzuki · Oct 21, 2003

Bebster, those are the type of gloves I prefer! I believe they call them ropers gloves? Mine last about 3 months or so but they fit so well I can feel what I'm working on in cars etc.

They are very tight the first day you wear them but end up being a perfect fit. Even when they get soaked, they quickly return to perfect fit.

I ruin them on the 5" disc grinder generally, let a finger drag on the disc and it nics a stitch, pop apart soon after.
Ken

chim · Oct 21, 2003

Everything I have tried goes bad quickly when handling rough things like concrete blocks and rocks. For general purpose, the less-than-$10 leather variety seem to hold up OK.

The old boy who sold me the Kubota was telling me about another customer of his that lives near me. He said that the guy ".....wasn't a real farmer. You could tell just by looking at him. He wore gloves when it wasn't even cold outside"...............chim

DocHeb · Oct 21, 2003

I found these Geier Gloves, and they come in size 12 (i.e., 12 inches around the knuckles of your dominant hand.) They don't, however, have much of a "Cuff", but they do cover your wrist. Can't vouch for quality from personal experience, but for $41 a pair /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif, I'd expect them to be good!

Hoosier_Daddy · Oct 21, 2003

Chris,

At that cost these gloves should come with a body to do the work for you.

They must supply the Government with their glove needs.

Tom

BRUSHTAMERS · Oct 21, 2003

I have sworn by North Star brand, White Ox cotton gloves since I was old enough to need gloves.(Started getting into the heavier chores about 12 y.o.. Good luck with this generation) They've got about a 10 oz. back, and a 16-20 oz. palm.You might try looking for a website, I haven't. The best thing I can say about White Oxes is that have they been almost universally used by N.W. loggers for handling everything from chokers to chain saws for about 50 years.I know a bunch of you guys are from colder weather country than me, but as long as they're dry, they're fine in cold weather.(An extreme cold event around here is 10 degrees F)
They're lousy when it gets cold AND wet. I'm generally working within 10 miles of the beach at any given time, so it's generally not such a big deal. However, I don't have a cab, and winter work can be tiresome in raingear. Do have a pair of neoprene gloves that I use in the winter when I'm running the boom flail, but they're the sportsman type with a kind of slick patch on the trigger finger, and tends to slip when I'm crowding in on that control

Junkman · Oct 21, 2003

found a few sites that sell White Ox gloves......

site 1.......

site 2.........

site 3........

site 4........

site 5.........

These are listed in no particular order and I have no financial position in any of the listed companies.... Caveat Emptor

Gary_in_Indiana · Oct 22, 2003

Robert,

I did a lot of searching online yesterday for XXL and XXXL work gloves with little or no success. Finally, I started jotting down contact information and made a list.

Today, I called a number of glove manufacturers. Most were no help at all. One seemed at least interested in having me talk with someone so I climbed the corporate ladder a bit until I got to a man who seemed genuinely interested in at least talking with me about my problem.

He told me that, in fact, they have very little call for even XXL gloves, much less anything larger. Much to my surprise, he said there was more interest in XS (extra small) sizes than in anything above XL. He attributed a lot fo that to the influx of oriental and Mexican/central American workers here.

Nonetheless, he told me that they did have two different models of leather work gloves that they did manufacture in XXL. You'll love this part. He's sending me a pair of each just to see if I like them. I'm always amazed at what you can get accomplished if you're just persistent enough. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

For obvious reasons, I'll not name him or his company here but I'll certainly get hold of you when these arrive and let you know my impressions and where they might be available if you'd like me to. In the meantime, if you find any good ones in XXL or XXXL, please let me know about them.

fivestring · Oct 22, 2003

My father grows roses for shows. It's a thorny proposition /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif so he needs good gloves to protect his hands and yet have a good degree of flexibility. He found that in a glove by Oregon Glove Co.
It's a Grain Silver Goatskin (called the Rose Glove, I believe). They are about $20 a pair. I use them now and have been for about 4 years now.
http://www.oregonglove.com/

Old_Hickory · Oct 22, 2003

Ben Meadows
I found my gloves here and ordered them (Kinco Brand)

RobertN · Oct 22, 2003

Let me know how they are. It would certianly be nice to find something sized right.

I checked at our local western/feed store. The lady brought out a stack of glove/supplier catalogs, and none had anything bigger than XL.

I tried email to West County, but they never answer back. I like thier glove, but again too small. I had hoped maybe that, even though thier production is in China, they might do thier patterns and stuff Sateside.

The one place I have not checked is any of the custom leather places that make biker chaps, jackets, ect.

BubbaJr · Oct 23, 2003

Here is a link to Duluth Trading . I have their catalog and they have an impressive listing of work gloves along with other work related clothing and tool items. They have several gloves up to XXL also. I've never purchased anything from them, but I will before long. If you can believe half of what they claim, it looks like good stuff.