Gloves

I've gone the "opposite" way. Forget about long lasting unless you want to dish out some big bucks. I go for cheap and sacrificial. I get the el-cheapo latex/rubber dipped knit gloves at the local big box. I've found that the textured coatings don't hold up as well as the thin, shiny coating. I can CSS several truck loads of wood (2-3 cords) before the coating starts to deteriorate and I throw them away. They cost $1-3 per pair so no big loss when they need pitched. Get into some poison ivy etc? Throw the gloves away.

For those that are near a Menards they occasionally run these cheapo gloves free after rebate; that's where I get mine.

ETA, these are the gloves I use (I must have 50 pairs of them I've acquired free after rebate but they're on sale for $.29/pr this week): Nitrile Dipped

CountryBoy19 said:

I've gone the "opposite" way. Forget about long lasting unless you want to dish out some big bucks. I go for cheap and sacrificial. I get the el-cheapo latex/rubber dipped knit gloves at the local big box. I've found that the textured coatings don't hold up as well as the thin, shiny coating. I can CSS several truck loads of wood (2-3 cords) before the coating starts to deteriorate and I throw them away. They cost $1-3 per pair so no big loss when they need pitched. Get into some poison ivy etc? Throw the gloves away.

For those that are near a Menards they occasionally run these cheapo gloves free after rebate; that's where I get mine.

ETA, these are the gloves I use (I must have 50 pairs of them I've acquired free after rebate but they're on sale for $.29/pr this week): Nitrile Dipped

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Same here. Our local hardware store has the semi elastic white jersey gloves with blue rubber on them. When on special I get them 3 for $5. They hold up darn well, and are great as long as it's above freezing.

I was going through several pairs of Carhartt leather gloves a year. Handling lots of oak and ash seems to be rough on gloves. I'd guess that the dipped rubber gloves have about 1/2-2/3 the durability vs. the leather ones I was using. So they're a no brainer.

. . . or don't wear gloves and just deal with the occasional splitter and dirt . . . which is what I do most of the time unless it is cold outside.

Jags said:

http://www.koblicksupply.com/bospletbowik.html

Tough - as - Nails.

(just one vendor example - there are others.)

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I use this type of glove. They are, for the most part, good gloves. I do have a couple complaints though - Because they are a loose fitting glove, they can slip off your hand when picking stuff up. Also, I've had the big cuff get caught on things numerous times.

firefighterjake said:

. . . or don't wear gloves and just deal with the occasional splitter and dirt . . . which is what I do most of the time unless it is cold outside.

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Man I hate Black Locust splinters...

Jags said:

You need bigger hands.

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I'm 6' 5" so I don't think it's a size issue. You don't find them to be a loose fitting glove?

I like these, $6 at HF
http://www.harborfreight.com/split-leather-work-glove-66610.html

I use the cheapest leather gloves I can find. The finger tips will wear through before anything else and that is true for the expensive ones also.

My FIL works for UP so I get an unlimited supply of these. They hold up very well.

DodgyNomad said:

Our local hardware store has the semi elastic white jersey gloves with blue rubber on them. When on special I get them 3 for $5.

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If these are the same as the ones I got at Home Depot, I'm not a fan of them. The rubbery coating doesn't breathe well, so my hands get sweaty, and the grip and flexibility both could be better.

Costco had some black rubbery coated knit gloves that I really like, very similar to what we're given at work. The coating on these gloves is porous, so they don't protect you from spilled fluids if you're working on your car, but they do breathe, and it's textured, so they have excellent grip. They're more comfortable to me overall, and I think they hold up slightly better than the blue coated gloves. I get a few months of mowing, weeding, gardening, etc. out of a pair and then toss them. Pretty consistently, the right hand wears through at the fingertips, and the left hand wears through on the palm where the butt of the maul handle rubs during my follow through. I think it was 5 pairs for $10.

For cutting firewood, I use the heavy cotton loggers gloves. They reduce your dexterity, but are good protection for handling rough wood, and they seem to reduce hand fatigue from holding the saw, too.

CountryBoy19 said:

I get the el-cheapo latex/rubber dipped knit gloves at the local big box. I've found that the textured coatings don't hold up as well as the thin, shiny coating.

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Same here. I have not found any other glove that does not raise a blister along a seam some where. This kind of glove is form fitting and cheap enough that I leave a pair every where I am likely to be - all the cars, tractor, shop, garage, basement, etc.

Inexpensive, non insulated, leather gloves. I'll get a few days per pair.

jotul8e2 said:

Same here. I have not found any other glove that does not raise a blister along a seam some where. This kind of glove is form fitting and cheap enough that I leave a pair every where I am likely to be - all the cars, tractor, shop, garage, basement, etc.

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Haha, that's so true... I have them literally strewn about EVERYWHERE. I have a pair in every vehicle, pairs all over the garage, shed, etc, and I'm sure several lost pairs too...

After many years wearing out any and all types and styles I finally settled on Kinco pigskin work gloves. They are soft, comfortable, and in my experience they outlast even the Carrhart heavy duty leather. An added bonus is that they don't get stiff after being wet. A pair of cowhide gloves will last through 1-3 cord cut, split, hauled and stacked before they sprout holes, depending on the brand. The Kincos usually stand up to at least 3, and up to 5 cord. Every couple of years I buy a pack of a half dozen on Amazon for about ten bucks a pair.

Youngstown gloves. I had good success with there utility yard glove. Lasted most of a season. Breath good. Grip good. Comfortable. If you think they've worn too quick I hear they will send a new pair.

We bought several pairs of these gloves for the farm from HF about a year ago and to our amazement some of them have lasted a year and still being used. We picked a couple more pair recently. They also make a decent pair tractor driving.

http://www.harborfreight.com/top-grain-utility-gloves-61461.html

I go with the good ol pack of standard rawhide work gloves. Yeap they wear smooth and shiny at the finger tips, and then wear thorough. Toss that pair, grab another from the pack, and move along. Cheap, they work, and a pack lasts a while.
When working on, throwing & stacking a pole length loads of wood, bare fingers take more of a beating then the gloves do. When you see those worn smooth, shiny finger tips on those gloves, you're seeing the beating your saving your fingers. And yes splinters suck. The oak splinters always seem to cause infections in my fingers.
Sometimes simple & cheap, is truly the best way to go.

http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3183518

Put some(not too much like I did originally) of this on the leathers. They'll last twice as long than if the the leather goes untreated.

Heaterhunter said:

http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3183518

Put some(not too much like I did originally) of this on the leathers. They'll last twice as long than if the the leather goes untreated.

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That's what I use also.