Stiff Gloves...?

[MrNoBuddySpecial]

this may need to be moved to another section.

2 things...

1. are my hearth glove fingers getting stiff JUST from heat or is there something else going on?
2. how can the suppleness be restored? soak in water?

I do manhandle/move things around with the gloves inside the firebox. right hand is worse than left (because I'm RH). I use rake when needed... but like to use hands more.

any ideas?

 

[pen]

Yep, you cooked 'em.

I have had good luck with welding gloves.

Moving this over to the gear room.

pen

 

[MrNoBuddySpecial]

Yep, you cooked 'em.

I have had good luck with welding gloves.

Moving this over to the gear room.

pen

I get that I cooked them... can they be revived? if there is no input I will proceed in testing different "suppleness restoration techniques".

 

[bsruther]

An old Kitchen pot holder gets used most, while holding either the poker or a shovel. Only time I wear gloves is if a log falls out.

 

[pen]

I get that I cooked them... can they be revived? if there is no input I will proceed in testing different "suppleness restoration techniques".

I just went and looked at my gloves and see that they are hard on the tops (where my fingernails are) and not on the bottom. I never really noticed because I don't pay them much attention considering what they do.

I wouldn't put any oils on them as that might not be wise considering how you got them hard in the first place. If you really are keen on trying to soften them, then just try rubbing / squeezing / massaging / bending them.

But, doing that might just make them crack. Might just be better letting things alone.

pen

 

[CenterTree]

Water is leather's enemy. So, do NOT soak in water as the drying will cause further stiffness.
Heat/dry cycle causes stiffness.

Those look like a suede in the pic. If they are a smooth leather you could use NEATSFOOT oil to make them like new again (soft/flexible). I don't think the oil would be "flammable" for the short time you are in the fire box.
The oil actually soaks in deep.

 

[Smoke Stack]

Use a little bit of vegetable oil from time to time if they're leather. Just let it soak in a little before you use them, though.

 

[CenterTree]

I just want to be clear about my previous post.... NEATSFOOT is not for suede. (if that is what you have).

?? I think I have heard you can use liquid silicone for suede ??

 

[EatenByLimestone]

The oil could transfer the heat if it's not dry. I think I'd pick up a new set of gloves.

They are only Fidolla.

http://www.harborfreight.com/welding-gloves-39664.html

 

[fossil]

I have welding gloves hanging with the fireplace tools right next to both of my stoves. I can't remember the last time I used one or more of them for anything but holding butane lighters. I never, ever stick my hands (gloved or not) into the firebox of a burning woodstove. Can't think of a reason why I would. As far as I'm concerned, that's what steel tools are for. Rick

ETA: As far as restoring your gloves goes, the only thing that comes to my mind is to replace them and then keep the new ones out of the stove.

 

[Fifelaker]

As a welder I have a few pair that look like that. About the only way to repair them is to replace them. Oil will transfer the heat don't ask me how I know.

 

[firefighterjake]

An idea . . . may not be a great idea . . . but it is an idea . . . continue to use the gloves until they are just too stiff to be used or they start getting thin/holes . . . and then replace with some welding gloves.

 

[BobUrban]

I have many a pair of welding gloves but rarely use them - even in the fab shop. They are just to bulky and I am a small dude with small hands. When welding I typically wear light leather gloves or nothing at all. Working with the stove I use these. My neighbor gave me this pair and he gets them from work so I am not sure the cost or availability but they say, "Romex and Kevlar, trademarks of Dupont" on the tag. These gloves are the BEST stove gloves by far that I have ever seen or used. Very flexible, completely burn proof and last forever. I can pick up burning logs or large glowing chunks of coal without feeling it or any damage to the gloves at all. Best thing is that you can just throw them in the washing machine and they look like new. Into my 3rd season with them and the only evidence of wear is that they are not quite as white as they were originally. You can see the stove is climbing to 400 on top on my reload this morning and I an sure I could leave the gloves up there through the whole burn cycle with not effect - they are fire proof I think!!

FYI - they were only up there for the pic and effect - they sit near the stove most of the time.

 

[Free BTUs]

The oil could transfer the heat if it's not dry. I think I'd pick up a new set of gloves.

They are only Fidolla.

http://www.harborfreight.com/welding-gloves-39664.html

Fidolla too beaucoup.

Treedolla tirdy tree cent:

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-pair-14-inch-split-cowhide-welding-gloves-488.html

Tree pair last you long time.

 

[Jags]

Take them out to a vise and gently smack the fingers with a hammer - over and over. It will either loosen them back up or cause them to crack (which means replacement time).
I quit using the gloves for manipulation. A 110 year old steel poker with a U bent in the end does the majority of the work.

 

[pen]

My neighbor gave me this pair and he gets them from work so I am not sure the cost or availability but they say,

The Ove Glove. I have a set as well. Wish they made some that come up the forearm a bit more. Commercials for these often come out around Christmas the same time the Chia Pet and Clapper ads hit the air.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EPRASU/ref=s9_hps_bw_g121_i6

pen

 

[BobUrban]

Good call Pen - I am just careful around the stove regarding gauntlet length of my gloves. They work great

 

[pen]

Good call Pen - I am just careful around the stove regarding gauntlet length of my gloves. They work great

Only time I really need the longer ones is when I've pulled the coals forward then decide to do an E-W burn in the 30. It's quite a reach to the back to place a log with the forearm over the hot coals.

 

[Mryank9]

i have these gloves, they have been great...cheap too..can stick my hand in the stove/quickly grab or move a piece of wood too

http://www.amazon.com/US-Forge-400-Welding-Leather/dp/B000MRQAJG/ref=zg_bs_4954448011_1

 

[BobUrban]

With the gloves I posted you can hold a orange glowing coal the size of a baseball and not feel it or damage the gloves. Throw them in the washer at the end of the season and into the cleaned stove - there they are in the fall.

 

[Ohlen Corbett]

"Romex and Kevlar, trademarks of Dupont" on the tag.

Are you sure it wasn't Nomex and Kevlar? I found something that looks similar here.

(broken link removed to http://www.zorotools.com/g/Gloves%20Nomex%20Kevlar/00053197/)

I bet the Ove Glove is made of the same stuff, with silicone lines. They are cheaper on eBay, but it would be hard to tell if it was a knock off product.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...e+glove&_nkw=ove+glove&_sacat=20661&_from=R40

 

[BobUrban]

Ohlen - I am sure you are correct. The tag is small, letters are tiny and sewn through - best as I could see was Romex - but looking now and knowing I can make out the "N"