Wood handling gloves.

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+1 on the cheepie rubber palm, knit top yellow ones from HD. I had a bunch of hackberry to process and leather gloves only lasted literally hours. The rubber ones lasted weeks. Actually pitched two pair that weren't worn out but started to get pretty funky from dirt and sweat.
 
then i use long welding gloves to load the stove. (top load) I need some 3 inches longer as I sport 3 to 4 burns at any time on my arms.
It sure makes you jump when your arm touches!
 
I'm firmly in the Cheap camp for wood gloves. I've tried pretty heavy gloves from work & they still wear through.
When running a saw I will use leather gloves or whatever really, as long as it gives good grip & feel.
For splitting & stacking I use something like these from HD (mine are orange, but I don't see them in the website now) . Nitrile coated, not rubber/latex because I can't stand super grippy latex for splitting. I like my hand to slide on the axe handle like bare skin or leather. Nitrile does this pretty well.
For less than $2 a pair, gloves like these fit pretty good and last about as long as decent leather before getting holes in the fingers. Medium weight.
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I just tried a few different types. I've found that none will hold up to processing wood. I had high hopes for a pair of $15 nitrile coated gloves, they felt great and had great grip but started to fall apart after one day.

So I will stick to the cheap latex coated $3 gloves. I'd love to find nitrile gloves at that price.
 
I'm firmly in the Cheap camp for wood gloves. I've tried pretty heavy gloves from work & they still wear through.
When running a saw I will use leather gloves or whatever really, as long as it gives good grip & feel.
For splitting & stacking I use something like these from HD (mine are orange, but I don't see them in the website now) . Nitrile coated, not rubber/latex because I can't stand super grippy latex for splitting. I like my hand to slide on the axe handle like bare skin or leather. Nitrile does this pretty well.
For less than $2 a pair, gloves like these fit pretty good and last about as long as decent leather before getting holes in the fingers. Medium weight.
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I found these in a dozen pack at Home Depot but all the gloves had melted together. Otherwise I'd have tried them.
 
I still vote for bare hands when it's 45-50 degrees and warmer. Your fingertips might get a little sore for the first couple times, but eventually they'll toughen up and you won't think anything of it. And you learn pretty fast how to pull splinters out with a pocket knife.
 
I still vote for bare hands when it's 45-50 degrees and warmer. Your fingertips might get a little sore for the first couple times, but eventually they'll toughen up and you won't think anything of it. And you learn pretty fast how to pull splinters out with a pocket knife.[/quot

Helll no, not me.
 
I use the basic el-cheapo leather work gloves. They are reasonably durable, moderately comfortable and cheap. I tried better, more expensive gloves and while they were nicer to use, they're just not worth the extra money as they don't hold up to heavy use.
 
I've had good luck with the duluth trading work gloves. Had a pair for two years and just starting to wear out.
 
I use the basic el-cheapo leather work gloves. They are reasonably durable, moderately comfortable and cheap
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I still vote for bare hands when it's 45-50 degrees and warmer.
Depends on the wood.....some bark is REALLY hard on your hands, especially if you work an office job 5 days a week. Plus, if you handle pine bare handed in 50+ degree weather, it will be the last time. Have black spots on your hands for days afterwards.
 
Plus, if you handle pine bare handed in 50+ degree weather, it will be the last time. Have black spots on your hands for days afterwards.

I've got an office job, but I try to pretend that I don't lol. Funny you mention about the pine, I had a 9" diameter split from a cedar tree fall across my driveway Sunday, and I finally got around to cutting it up Tuesday. Decided to trim up a pine tree at the same time that was hanging over the driveway and sidewalk and hauled all the branches over to the burn pit for a little bon fire. Brake parts cleaner does wonders to pine tar on your hands!! It takes that crap RIGHT off!
 
Time to get a new pair out, used these all winter to bring wood in the house, plus CSS'd about 4 cords with them.
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my experience....cheap rubber dipped wool (gray with blue dip) or the synthetic warmer weather version (white with orange dip) from home depot do the trick. Cheap enough to throw away when the inevitable hole forms and durable enough to last you a while (warmer weather ones seem to last a bit longer than the winter ones). Surprisingly, I've been using the same pair of the white ones since start of fall...and that includes moving several cords of wood and a few tons of stone.
 
i am hooked on those rubber dipped gardening gloves...haha....I wear them all the time...I rotate a pair usually because I put them through the washing machine frequently .......Maybe try a different brand because the ones i get just at our local supermarket last well over a year before I turf them....

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3 pack of wells lamont leather work gloves at Sams club for $19.95 picked them up tonight.
 
I've been playing hockey for over 40 years and always wore out the palms of leather hockey gloves. About 15 years or so ago, hockey glove manufacturers stopped using real leather in the palms. They use some type of synthetic, leather-like material. This stuff is about 10X more wear resistant than regular leather. I don't know if you can even buy a pair of hockey gloves with real leather palms anymore. This led me to buying work gloves with this same material. The material is usually black in color. These gloves cost about $12-15 at Fleet Farm and come in many different styles. All leather work gloves normally last me about 5 cords CSS. Far and away the splitting and stacking is the hardest on gloves. With the synthetic "leather" gloves I go about 20-30 cords CSS. You'll get almost as much finger feel from the synthetic "leather" as normal leather, but man they just don't wear out for me.
Sorry, I don't know any specific manufacturer or model numbers, but you'll know these when you see them. For all of them that I've seen the synthetic "leather" is black. My personal favorites have the synthetic "leather" in the palms and finger fronts and a stretchy material on the back of the hands and fingers. These things fit from the start and wear a long, long time.
Anyway, one guys opinion.

Bill the Dog
 
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