I thought I had found a good pair of gloves.

[oosik]

M5farms - I cordially invite you to come help with the thinning of my pine stands - bare handed. Ponderosa pine bark will - quite rapidly - scour the hide right off the palms of your hands. I don't give a dam how thick and tough your hands are. If you continue after the hide is broken and bleeding - you become subject to blood infections. Ask me how I know.

 

[widefat]

unless your stringing barb wire or its below freezing , Why do you need gloves ??

Years ago, as a young lad - I remember shaking hands with my first real farmer. It was then that I received an inkling of what hard work really was.

 

[Ritothebull]

I used leather gloves all my life but tried a pair of these mechanics type gloves last year and now that's all I use, and they breathe so I dont have to keep pulling them off when its hot.

Shop Kobalt X-Large Mens Polyester Leather Palm Work Gloves at Lowes.com

 

[oosik]

I've shaken hands with a lot of farmers/ranchers - some with hide as rough as a country asphalt road. By and away - the roughest, most weathered, gnarly handshake - a gal rancher that lives about 25 miles down the road. Her hands are so weathered and skin so rough - when she grabbed my hand - I was momentarily shocked and pulled back. She laughed - I was completely embarrassed and turned red as a beet. She said my reaction only happens the first time we shake hands - after that, people know what is coming and don't get shocked.

She showed me her hands - - looked like a well worn, well oiled set of old brown leather work boots. In her case it came from 40+ years of working the cows - no gloves. She rode a horse with the ease and grace that is seldom seen any more. I would not doubt that when finished with work in the evening - she takes the saddle of her horse - throws it on the ground and uses it for a pillow - with the saddle blanket as a cover. She is the prime example of the meaning of the phrase - "tough as whang leather".

 

[Lelandwelds]

unless your stringing barb wire or its below freezing , Why do you need gloves ??

It saves a lot of hand washing when you change tasks. It also keeps the grime off everthing you touch.

Head to an industrial supply or welding supply. Ask them to order Tillman, Revco, etc. cheap all leather Chinese gloves by the dozen. Work it right and they will be $2 to $5 each. I don't use "pairs". I grab any left and any right from the drawer or pocket on the pickup door. I wear lefts out twice as fast and wish they sold cheap gloves in "only lefts".

Find one you like and buy 3 dozen. The quality may drift and you will need to compare again.

 

[M5farms]

It saves a lot of hand washing when you change tasks. It also keeps the grime off everthing you touch.

Head to an industrial supply or welding supply. Ask them to order Tillman, Revco, etc. cheap all leather Chinese gloves by the dozen. Work it right and they will be $2 to $5 each. I don't use "pairs". I grab any left and any right from the drawer or pocket on the pickup door. I wear lefts out twice as fast and wish they sold cheap gloves in "only lefts".

Find one you like and buy 3 dozen. The quality may drift and you will need to compare again.

I have started wearing the rubber gloves when greasing equipment or packing bearings. I usually tear them and better off not wearing any. I use a good hand cleaner tho.

 

[Lelandwelds]

I have started wearing the rubber gloves when greasing equipment or packing bearings. I usually tear them and better off not wearing any. I use a good hand cleaner tho.

An industrial supply like R. S. Hughes or Hisco will sell Ansel gloves. Try the nitrl rubber, polyurethane coated, etc. Some of the assembly gloves are cheap enough to toss. Some are tough enough to crush glass without damage.

 

[turnkey4099]

Maybe I am approaching this all wrong. I need to set my mind on buying new gloves every 6 months.

I cut firewood, 12+ cord/yr, leather gloves wear out too fast. I finally tried a 3 pack of 'Nitrile' $3.49 at WalMart. Basically disposable gloves but 1 pair of them they last me almost as long as a pair of leather ones, thin, good feel, a bit of a 'grit' to give some friction picking up wood chunks. Now I wear them no matter what I am doing, usually putting them on as I go out the door.

Now if I could just find a "lefty" to swap gloves with when my right glove wears out...

 

[Einthewoods]

I use gloves for everything these days. The days of my youth and being dumb show up as scars that I don't need to add to. Just like hearing protection, save your hands from preventable injury/wear and tear.

 

[newbury]

Maybe I am approaching this all wrong. I need to set my mind on buying new gloves every 6 months.

No- buy a pair that fits well and then buy a lot of them. I've probably bought 21 pair and have them scattered all over 3 vehicles, 2 houses, and 4 shops.

I think you're on to it there. I don't think I would ever find a single pair of gloves that would last a year. Though, I guess it depends on the type of work you do with them. After a month or so I am looking to toss my glovessel just to start with a fresh pair. Enough sap, paint, grease, etc and I want to switch.

The is one reason I use the ones in the link below.

Amazon.com: Atlas Showa - Therma-Fit 1-Gauge Insulated Seamless Liner Work Gloves with Natural Rubber Latex Coating - Grey, Large, 12-Pair - 451: Office Products

Those look good but pose 2 problems to me - Where can I buy just one in their largest size (XL?) to try, and since I'm really cheap and always willing to buy in quantity to save $$ - how long will it take me to go through 144 pair?? for $390

As I've aged my Wells Lamont in XL (even brand new) have become tight fitting on my left hand and sometimes difficult to shuck off.