longest lasting gloves - which ones?

[rebocardo]

I need some long lasting gloves. I handle a lot of wood and my leather gloves just get ripped up so fast. Especially if the wood is wet.

I have tried many different gloves. I really like the feel of the chain saw safety gloves from Bailey's. Problem is they hardly lasted before I wore a finger through.

The double palm ones lasted the longest, though they do not usually come with a cuff to keep out sawdust.

What do you people use?

[Frank_Pender]

I simply use a cheap cotton glove with tight cuff.  They usually run me about $.50 to $.75 a pair. ;D  I have some friends that are in the glove business and ship gloves all over the country.  Thier setup is right here, within 6 miles. 8)  You might be supprised as to how well such a pair of gloves wears.  As to the slivers, etc., very, very rare, for me; as I handle primarely Douglas Fir lumber.

[Kirk_Allen]

GOOD LUCK :(

I have tried just about every kind of glove on the market and I can say that now I could start selling Left hand gloves to those who don't have a right hand (God Forbid).

You see, I have a problem.  It has become very evident that I have an addiction to wood. Now you would think with such an addiction I could cut 2000BF a day and love it.  Well you see, Each cut into the log exposes new wood.  My addiction is that I cant stop myself from wiping the sawdust off the top of the board to see what beauty lies beneath.  This wiping of sawdust not only cuts into my production but it wears out my glove.  

I do this with my right hand since I am to the left of the log.  Thus, all sets of gloves now have holes in the right hand?

?????  Any one out there walk on the right side of the log and is wearing out the left glove?  ;D

[Fla._Deadheader]

Kirk, getcha one of them plastic bristle foxtail brushes. We use one on this super wet wood and it rakes the dust off right quickly. Gloves are wet after 2 boards when we saw. ;)

[Ron Scott]

 Another use for "duct tape". I use it over the wear spots for longer wear. Wrap the finger tip hole and palm areas with duct tape to extend their life some.

Replace the duct tape as it wears through.

[MrMoo]

Hey Kirk that was pretty good ;)

Not sure if I can help. I have been using the same pair of leather gloves since last fall. They have double layer of leather on the palm & fingers. The seam on the side of the pinky has come undone but that's it. I can't figure why these have lasted so long I usually go thru gloves a lot sooner. Heck I only paid $2 for these.

What I'd really like to see is gloves that fit. You know fingers that aren't an inch longer than my short fingers. Most places only carry large & Xlarge. I'd like to see small. I'm sure in the glove world that's a pretty radical statement  ;D

[Jeff]

Our guys get maybe 2 or 3 days out of a pair of gloves MAX. sometimes only an hour. It dont matter what kind, we use what ever is cheap because the more expensive gloves wear as quick as the cheap ones. Our guys do the same thing, duct tape for repairs. In the winter they wear two pair. Brown jerseys for the bottom layer, and what ever for the top. I have seen patch jobs to wear the outer glove was almost all Duck tape.  You should see some of thier work coats and bibs in the winter, they got that silver look also.

[Tom]

I use a split leather palmed work glove with a short cuff that we buy in bulk from a Safety company here.  I believe that they are costing us $1 a pair now.  They have to be made in China.  Most everything is, it seems. :D

Mine will last a long time, operating the sawmill as along as I don't get into too much pine sap.  It doesn't hurt the gloves but it makes them too stiff to operate the controls.

Off-bearing or stacking, we get a minimum of a week from a pair, usually much longer.  These particular ones have a thicker leather than most that I've found.  The first failing is rotting threads.  I think they fail from the sweat. (the cuff comes loose)  The second failing is holes wearing through where the tips of the fingers touch.  

At a dollar a pair, I am liberal about passing them out to anyone who is willing to volunteer.  It is good advertising.

note:
I have noticed that people are less intimidated reaching for a rough sawn board when the gloves are leather work gloves than when they are bare-handed or wearing cotton/jersey gloves.  

[Norm]

I used to always buy wells lamont gloves as I felt they lasted longer. Lately they are lasting about the same as the much cheaper pairs so I get what is on sale at the local farm supply store. As I'm left handed I may have to get together with one of you wrong handed folks and do some swapping. :D

[leweee]

Try this place ...

GLOVES ;D

[neslrite]

   I swear by wolverine gloves, I buy them at Sam's Club in packs of 3 for about $10.00.
   I like them because they hold up well and have good dexterity.
Kevin

[Jeff]

Anything over a buck would break the bank at our mill. 3 guys handle between 8 and 10 thousand feet a day EACH.  10 dollars a week in gloves would not cut it. That is sort of immaterial though to them as the company finishes gloves.

[sprucebunny]

I've been using those "mechanics gloves" that come in sizes like medium and small . I need something that I can feel screws and nails thru. They also work well and last ok running a chainsaw and bushwacking trails. But if I'm going to spend time hauling brush  and small logs around, I,d swap to something cheap and clumsy.
They only wear ok and cost $3-$7 in bulk.Got some of the rubber dipped for wet work; good grip at $1.25/pr at N. Hydraulics.

[SwampDonkey]

I have the same problem as you folks and the leather gloves. Takes me one pair to buck my stovewood and another the split and pile it down cellar. When I thin little trees my gloves get wet from perspiration and that makes the leather gloves stiff when they dry. When I do work layout in the bush I wear nylon gloves with that rubber webbing on them. Your hand can breath and your hands and wrists don't get scratched up from the thickets. They cost me $3.00 per pair and last a whole year. I don't think they would be good handling wood unless you double them. Good thing about these gloves is they dry out quick and don't get stiff, and they are right and left-handed. I can even handle my stylus pen with my handheld computer with one pair of these gloves on. With that rubber webbing over the nylon it gives you a good grip, bare cotton would be slippery. I see them in bulk in different stores. Not all hardware stores carry them.

[etat]

I absolutely agree with Swamp Donkey about his choice of gloves. Especially for what I do, and when I do wear gloves.

Now I never wear gloves in the summertime because they make my hands sweat, the skin gets soft, and then if you don't have em on you gonna wear the hide off of your hands. Shingles are covered with grit similar to sandpaper.  

In the wintertime I can wear the fingers out of a leather glove is less than a days time.  Shingle grit eats right through em. Especially the left handed one, the one I slide shingles with.

Regular cotton gloves will last about the same usually not over a day.

The gloves Swampdonkey mentioned will usually last more than a couple of days.  I buy them in bulk. If it's really cold we wear a new pair, under a old pair. Them little dots are very resistant to getting wore through by shingle grit for some reason, they are very flexible to wear, and they are cheap. The downside would be that they aren't waterproof and don't have stiff cuffs that yall guys that handle wood may want or need.  

[SwampDonkey]

I know the kind of gloves CK is talking about and they are along the same line as the ones I mentioned. Only thing is, these have the rubber coating over them like webbing, not the dots. I find the thread strength of those gloves with dots are not as strong. The color of the webbed gloves is yellow and they are nylon, which fades with use. There are other gloves with rubber on the palm and they don't last long, the rubber soon peels away. I tried to find an internet site with the gloves pictured and can't find one. :

cheers

[sprucebunny]

The Gemplers page has Kevlar gloves w/ vinyl bumps.

[chet]

I had one pair of work gloves that looked like brand new after 2 years.   ;)  Dey slid under da seat of my work truck and it was DanG near 2 years later dat I found um.  ;D

[karl]

We use cotton gloves with latex coated fingers and palms- work well for cold weather construction as you can actually pick up a nail, screw etc with them and hands stay drier than just cotton. There are several brands and prices vary by name- Farmtek ( from Tek supply) are like $9. a doz. Kevlar ones are $9. a pr. Round the mill in dry warm weather I use Cheap Chinese leather ones and "lose" them fast enough so that they don't wear out or get stiff. :

[Gilman]

I wear gloves while sawing, but quit wearing them when I sharpen blades.  I noticed it tore them up realy quick, where if I'm bare handed and handling blades, I just handle them right.  I'm cheap that way. $36,000 in equipment and I don't want to wear out a $3.00 pair of gloves.

[isawlogs]

I only wear gloves when sawing pine with gum, other then that I will work without ....I sweat alot and the gloves just get to wet to be comfortable ....

[Ed_K]

 I buy cheap leather gloves from Bailey's & Wallyworld, they last me a week, tops  :(. While back I sent Moma to get a pair, she brought home a pair of $9.95 s  :'( they have lasted a whole month  8). I tear them up quickly as I pull cable a lot, logging.

[Minnesota_boy]

I like the leather palm gloves from Midwest.  They seem to use a better grade of leather and a little thicker than some and will last quite a while.  I tried some from Wells Lamont that were "contractor grade".  tjhey didn't last a day.  >:(

[VA-Sawyer]

I agree with neslrite, I've been using the Wolverine gloves from Sam's Club as well. A pair will last me for  4 or 5 weeks. Sam's didn't have them the last time Shirley picked up gloves for me. She had to get a different brand. I don't llike them as well.
VA-Sawyer

[rebocardo]

I guess the general thing from reading all the posts is buy the cheapest ones because none of them will last long anyways  :D  Glad it is just not me tearing them up, I feel better, I think.

I used mechanix gloves that I normally used doing construction work, at $24 a pair, I only made that mistake once. Wore the fingertips right off.

That gempler's site looks pretty handy, good prices too.