We need better gloves

[woody1]

I buy alot of leather gloves. No matter what the company, my thumb and index finger wear out too fast. I got two pair of logrites and they wore as good as any glove I've had. But still, the index and thumb wore through in a short time. Maybe with this poll someone will take notice and start reinforcing the most used fingers. Post alot of pictures of your worn out gloves.
Thanks,
Woody

[beenthere]

Finger tips wear out, but not particular to the thumb and index finger.

Wear them most for handling wood.

Don't keep any holy ones around for a picture.

My logrite gloves wore well, but eventually wore on a tip too...

Not sure I'd like reinforcing to add bulk to anything. Something else would just wear out then.  ;D ;D ;D

[Tom]

I think a lot has to do with what you do.  When I was pulling boards, I wore out the thumb, the side of the index finger and the tip of the middle finger.  

When I use the gloves for operation,  the palms get worn.

When I use a shovel, the space between the thumb and index finger gets worn.

I dont know how you make a glove that gets worn out, all over, all at one time.  :D

[Fla._Deadheader]

 

I dont know how you make a glove that gets worn out, all over, all at one time.

  You don't  !!  You save them all for specific jobs, so you use the unworn parts up, as well.  : : ;D ;D ;D

[Ed_K]

 Got a dozen pair awhile ago and the seam let go along the thumb/palm looked closer and they were made in china. So much for a good deal  >:( .

[SwampDonkey]

Mostly index finger wears on mine and sometimes middle finger. I use mine mostly to handle my stove wood. The pair I have now are nothing special, just the typical $3 a pair leather gloves. They have lasted the longest I've had in awhile. Got them at the saw shop, they have shelves of all kinds of brands and styles. I just pick a pair or two and hope for the best. :D


It will make quite a difference if you buy a pair that are too big. I think they wear out the quickest. I find some gloves have some flimsy cotton sowed into them that wear out before the leather, it just comes undone and stringy.

[pasbuild]

Get a good layer of pine pitch on those gloves and they will last a lot longer ;D

[LeeB]

Mine usualy last till they fall out of my back pocket. They don't usually get worn out, I never put them on.

[Tom]

I have it on good authority that you won't fall down as much if you wear gloves.  And, those who do, feel really privileged.  ;D :D

[jackpine]

Pasbuild, Your'e right about the pine pitch extending their life but too much pitch makes them so stiff they are hard to put on and harder to close your hand :D Slippery also if you have a wooden handled tool ;D

[LeeB]

That's why I keep them in my back pocket Tom. That way I don't fall on my ....

[Tom Sawyer]

I usually only wear them when I am changing blades, so the palm wears out first.  I do hate it when the finger tips get full of sawdust though. ;D

Tom

[sharp edge]

I'm R-handed, but L wears out first. Used leather all my life and think O. J. played a trick on the people.  Leather gloves are always hard to put on at first.

SE

[beenthere]

........... and think O. J. played a trick on the people.  Leather gloves are always hard to put on at first.

SE

Do ya think....especially after being soaked in blood and then allowed to dry.   Duh!!  That prosecuter being in love with the guy on OJ's defense team left a lot to be desired (professionally, that is). IMO

[breederman]

My better half works at a lumber yard and I noticed that they were selling new gloves with the end of the fingers already cut off. ??? They appeared to be charging extra for saving the buyer the bother of wearing them out!

[pappy19]

A good pair of goat skin gloves will almost never wear out. Nothing tougher, bar none.

[treecyclers]

I have been using the mechanix type gloves I got at the local industrial supply shop.
They're double palmed, tough as nails, and have kevlar reinforcement, which I find to be the best bang for my buck.
They're about $15 a pair, but I get about 10x the mileage out of them over the HD orange double palm gloves, and they're much more comfortable. I can even pick up pennies off a tabletop!
SD

[Ron Wenrich]

When I was setting chokers, they told me not to bother with leather gloves.  They wear out just as fast as a cotton glove and cost a lot more.  Wells Lamont is more expensive than the Chinese gloves and don't blow out on the seams. 

Mine wear out where I hold the file for sharpening the saw, primarily the ring finger on the right hand and the palm on the left.  When I was running a hand mill, they would wear out on the fingertips from turning cants without a cant hook.