Work Gloves

[Frank625]

Thanks, those glove look descent. The Mechanics gloves I have tried did wear out pretty quick so I would favor the Mark's gloves.

 

[KD0AXS]

I have been using these for a few months http://www.harborfreight.com/mechanics-gloves-large-93640.html They seem to work well and are inexpensive at 5.99( on sale) and you can always find a 20% off coupon to make them 4.79.

The one thing I will say is they are a little stiff when you first get them. If you throw them in the wash when you get them they soften up nicely.

These do work pretty good. I've gone through lots of pairs of these. I think there's a coupon right now to get them for $3.49/pair. I've found I ruin expensive gloves just as quickly as cheap ones, so I might as well get cheap ones and not feel bad about throwing them out and grabbing a new pair.

 

[Alan W]

I ise the costco ones. Work great for me. But i cant seem to find kids leather work gloves that are not crazy priced. So i got a pack of the costco smalls and washed dried them a few times and now the kids do all the stacking (8&12)

 

[RAVinMetrowest]

These do work pretty good. I've gone through lots of pairs of these. I think there's a coupon right now to get them for $3.49/pair. I've found I ruin expensive gloves just as quickly as cheap ones, so I might as well get cheap ones and not feel bad about throwing them out and grabbing a new pair.

X2

Buy on coupon only and stock up.

Saved my hand yesterday while cleaning the yard. Went to take off the bagger attachments and hit the muffler pipe of my rear engine Snapper. Burned a 2" hole in the glove top side of my hand, but I was not harmed. I noticed that my hand got cool (because of the opening that now was on top), looked down and saw the melted mesh and burned 'leather' but I was OK.

Tossed the oldest pair in the trash and pulled a new pair off the shelf and off I went.

No harm, no foul .......

 

[Danno77]

When I find those rubber palmed knit gloves in packs of like 10 for 10 bucks, etc. I buy them. Lately I've been putting nicer gloves on my birthday/fathers day/Christmas lists.

 

[mikey517]

Finkster - I like the way you think and find a roll of Duct tape can extend the life of a decent pair of wood working gloves way past their original usable life span. Not a bad idea to start their lives with some strategically placed tape on certain high wear fingertips evidenced by those that have come before and failed. This is a common practice around my wood pile

Common practice around here, too.

 

[RAVinMetrowest]

Here is a current coupon for the Harbor Freight gloves for $3.99 per pair:

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[cityboy172]

When ever I do decide to wear gloves, It's usually a pair of these Wells Lamont's.

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[Danno77]

I have a pair of those insulated gloves. not too bad. I wear them while biking to work on brisk days.

 

[Kevin*]

I absolutely love these gloves
http://www.activarmr.com/product/heavy-laborer-glove

 

[Frank625]

I just bought some of these at tractor supply. Hopefully they will hold up more than two weeks like the mechanix gloves I just bought at Walmart for $15. These are on sale at Tractor Supply Right No(broken image removed)w $6.99.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/ce-schmidtreg;-mens-grain-goatskin-heavy-duty-work-gloves-1-pair
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These gloves ^^^^were better than the gloves I got from "Horror Freight"

 

[smokedragon]

I rarely wear gloves handling wood. Eventually you get nature's gloves

 

[Kevin*]

I make sure to wear gloves when gabbing wood out of the stack when it's dark. Too many spiders which can cause some real hurt.

 

[D8Chumley]

I rarely wear gloves handling wood. Eventually you get nature's gloves

I used to be the same way, but the company I work for is over the top PPE. 100% gloves, hard hats, eye protection, safety toe boots, pants etc. I got used to just wearing most of these while working at home. They pay for it all too, so I haven't bought gloves or boots in 10 years. I do prefer Oakley glasses to the cheapies they provide as they distort my vision, mostly depth perception, while operating heavy equipment so I buy my own. I am using the white goatskin gloves which I really like except in colder weather. Tillman TruFit is what I have now

 

[Light in the Dark]

I find pigskin gloves to be a superior wear compared to cowhide. My local aggie store sells these, and I like them. Not bad... $9 or $10 for the pair?

http://www.kinco.com/product/1917/

 

[smokedragon]

They pay for it all too, so I haven't bought gloves or boots in 10 years.

Even if I could get gloves free, they have to fit me well. I hate the cheapo leather gloves, they don't fit my hands well. A glove that slides around at all is not worth wearing to me.

I do wear them sometimes, especially if I am handling stuff that has really rough bark and will be handling a lot in one day (4 - 6 hours). If I am just doing a little moving or splitting after work, not worth it.

I will say this, the right pair of gloves (or boots for that matter) makes all the difference.

 

[drz1050]

Kinco pigskin gloves. Don't last forever by any means, but longer than cowhide