Work gloves??

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Nordic

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• Aug 9, 2018

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Looking for recommendation on brands of tough leather work gloves. Main use for me is handling firewood day after day, week after week. Good gloves deserve their cost, some of you hard working guys have probably discovered which brands are worth buying. Thanks for your responses.

 

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matthies

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• Aug 9, 2018

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Kinco.

 

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Justinwheeler

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• Aug 9, 2018

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I got the pair of John deere deerskin gloves from tractor supply, they have held up well, for everyday use. Weed eating, moving firewood, logs, mowing, etc. Not a hole one. Not back for 20 bucks

 

Jegs

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Wyanett Township, MN

• Aug 10, 2018

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I 2nd Kinco, not too much money and last awhile.

 

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Lucid

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• Aug 10, 2018

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Tried a lot of brands, never found on yet that didn't wear out too fast. Get holes in the same locations. Must be how I grab stuff. Now I buy same leather gloves, keep old ones, and cut/glue patches over holes to extend the life.

 

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Nordic

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• Aug 10, 2018

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Good idea about the patching... what kind of glue works for you?

 

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Lucid

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• Aug 10, 2018

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Rubber/contact cement stays flexible enough for me.

 

Tony in SD

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• Aug 10, 2018

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Kunz are the best I?ve used but not cheap
kunz gloves

 

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Bob Harvey

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• Aug 10, 2018

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I don't do much stuff that requires leather gloves anymore, other than firewood. But 'back in the day' (dinosaurs everywhere). I just bought boxes of the local hardware store brand ($5-6 ea. pair) and gave them to my workers (and myself). Still have about 6 or 8 pairs left. Worked great for me. HTH

 

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Adirondack case guy

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• Aug 10, 2018

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I hat any gloves. Do my wood cutting in the summer so I don't need to keep my hands warm in the winter.
I cut, split, stack 18-20 full cord of wood per year, and have worked cutting wood since I was a young kid and haven't worn the finger prints off my hands yet. I am 71.
Must be some pretty tough leather on my hands compared to gloves.
Loren

 

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Nordic

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• Aug 10, 2018

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Hats off to you and everyone else that have developed their own "leather" hands which can be convenient to say the least. I work mostly with tree species that have sticky sap, consequently with bare hands you get it on everything you touch so I choose to stay with gloves during the production part of wood contact.

 

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GordoSD

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• Aug 16, 2018

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For patching use "weldwood Contact cement" Comes in small brown bottle. Apply to both pieces , wait 15 minutes and press them together. Make sure they are lined up right as you don't get another try.. LOL

 

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booyah11

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• Aug 17, 2018

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I'll never spend $$$ on work gloves because I know I'll ruin them with cuts/burns/grease/dirt/oil. Just wait for a HF coupon and buy their cheapo Hardy gloves.

Bonus tip: keep a pair near each work area to avoid cross contamination.

 

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Nordic

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• Aug 17, 2018

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There are days I feel the way you are expressing... however I've had good deal gloves that come apart after one day's good work and then I question if they were worth what I paid.
I guess one reason for my post is that I have one old pair of gloves that refuse to wear out but being beyond having a recognizable brand name... so they do exist! Calculating the
cost per day I have come to the conclusion that buying real quality may still be the cheapest glove in the long run. Thanks again for everyone's comments!

 

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Dusty MI

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• Aug 17, 2018

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It's been sense I've had much need for gloves, but when I did I liked goat skin gloves. Mostly for baling hay.

 

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marcusmerritt

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• Aug 18, 2018

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I really like these long cuff work gloves for handling wood and debris. They protect your hands as well as much of your arm and are cheap. This is a vendor off ebay from which I just bought a bundle of 5 pairs: https://www.ebay.com/itm/G-F-5025-Extra-Long-Cuff-4-1-2-Inch-Leather-Palm-Work-Gloves/142692394833?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

 

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SVcummins

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• Aug 18, 2018

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I don?t wear gloves 🧤 often but they are nice at times like feeding cows 🐃 or sitting on the tractor when it?s after thanksgiving. Just the other day I was cleaning the combine header and jabbed a wheat beard in the end of my finger end of my finger turned black and hurt for two weeks then it finally popped and it quit hurting and healed

 

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K Effective

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• Aug 19, 2018

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Kids got me a pair of Ace Hardware goat skin with a fabric back, they have lasted through hay season so far, and are cooler/drier than all-leather.

We are required to wear gloves for any work touching anything in the plant at work- they supply leather and the stretchy cut-resistant types in a vending machine. I prefer the cut-resistant ones, they fit more closely and the dipped-rubber palm is better for turning valves, etc. I prefer leather for square baling and any hot stuff at work.

My hands are "soft" now after years being forced to wear gloves, but I find I pinch my fingers and get those irritating, tiny cuts far less frequently now, as I wear them at home as well. Stay cleaner, too.

 

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Dusty MI

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• Aug 20, 2018

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Liquid Glove is nice if you just want to make it easy to clean your hands after a dirty job.