Cut Proof Gloves

[passinggas33]

Time to pick your brains. My hands are my livelihood and I can’t afford any type of hand injury. So, my wife thinks I should buy these “cut proof gloves” she found on amazon when gutting and processing meat. So my question is, who has used these before and are they any good? Also does it make it hard to grip things and actually be effective in cleaning game? Thanks in advance!

 

[EastMT]

Cut gloves are standard issue in 99% of meat shops. They won’t protect from a poke with a pointed knife, but will prevent most cuts in the field. I carry them, they can get a little soiled gutting, so rubber gloves over them, change to a clean one when handling the edible portions of meat will keep the good stuff cleaner. Highly recommend them.


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[Tod osier]

Cut gloves are standard issue in 99% of meat shops. They won’t protect from a poke with a pointed knife, but will prevent most cuts in the field. I carry them, they can get a little soiled gutting, so rubber gloves over them, change to a clean one when handling the edible portions of meat will keep the good stuff cleaner. Highly recommend them.


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yes, I do exactly as described here. It works well with a nitrile overglove to keep clean.

Also if you order them get the form fitting nitrile dipped palm version, they maintain their shape better than those without.

 

[passinggas33]

Thanks guys for the replies. I put an order in for some and hopefully will bring some piece of mind to both myself and my wife.

 

[Becca]

Yep, I like them. I don't always used them, but try to be sure I do when skinning bears or doing detail work like taking the face off capes, etc. I was really careful to use them while I was pregnant. As others said the nitrile dipped ones are great, and I like using rubber gloves over the top.

 

[Mike 338]

Cut gloves are recommended in your better restaurants to prevent cut injuries. The problem with their use, day in, day out, is they're sort'a thick and they get dirty like any fabric would under those conditions. That said, your gonna get a bad injury one of these days if your always using knives and such. I say, get the gloves and use them and then you'll know. Maybe buy some XL barrier gloves to go over them so they don't get soaked with blood. I don't think I've ever skinned, butchered a big animal without getting a little nicked. Cut gloves just might be the ticket.

 

[Kevin Dill]

I recommend them and they are always in my gear. In addition to working on animals, I also wear them when sawing or splitting wood for camp. They are great general work gloves around camp.

 

[muddydogs]

I wear one on my left hand over a surgical glove, I don't worry about the cut glove getting nasty as I wash it off with some water back in camp then throw it in the washing machine with the game bags when back home. I keep the other glove, they fit either hand well, in reserve for use on another animal if hunting multiple tags or with others. I don't figure I need a glove on the right hand as its the one with the knife where as the left hand is in front of the knife.

My thinking is I'm miles from anywhere using a razor sharp knife and a cut could be a bad thing. Even a minor cut can make finishing a processing job a pain and a major cut could mean having to seek medical attention which could mean the loss of precious game meat if the conditions are right.

I find that its easier to grip the slimy parts with a cut glove and I have way less hand fatigue by the time I'm done processing an animal.

I picked mine up off Amazon of around $7.

 

[BigDog00]

I bought a box of cut resistant nitrile time gloves off of Amazon I beleive they are called Venom steel. They aren't cut proof but definitely thicker than standard nitrile.

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[Tod osier]

I bought a box of cut resistant nitrile time gloves off of Amazon I beleive they are called Venom steel. They aren't cut proof but definitely thicker than standard nitrile.

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The gloves most are talking about are knit material usually Kevlar or Kevlar-like materials, rather than a think nitrile. I haven’t used the cut resistant nitrile type, but I know some do.

 

[fngTony]

I just added these. I’ve used them for a couple years at work (glass & razor blades). They do a good job but like any version a poke from the knife tip will get through but still takes some of the stabbing away. The grip dots help a lot and the coated finger tips are tough. You need to break them in as they’re quite stiff when new. I tried slicing an old one, took it like a champ.

 

[realunlucky]

I use these dyneema ones. I've gotten cut before when a couple of guys are breaking down an animal in the dark so now use the gloves great piece of mind

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[Read1t48]

I use the Amazon ones. Just one for my off hand. But a pair and you’ll have enough for many years. They are washable, etc. I actually use rubber gloves underneath. I dont care if the glove gets dirty. It washes like new with my game bags. Highly recommend them. A bad cut can be life threatening. I even stabbed myself with a fillet knife and it significantly reduced the injury - hospitalization or stitches. They weigh practically Nothing and fit well in my Kill kit.

 

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Found these at the local electrical supply.

 

[PA Hunter]

They give me much better grip especially on moose and elk and I feel safer using them far away from civilization.

 

[Oldffemt]

Like OP my hands are my livelihood, I am a plus sized hand model. I go by the name ShrekHands for photo shoots. Anyone know of a source for 2xl gloves? Nitrile and/or cut resistant?

 

[Kevin Dill]

Like OP my hands are my livelihood, I am a plus sized hand model. I go by the name ShrekHands for photo shoots. Anyone know of a source for 2xl gloves? Nitrile and/or cut resistant?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009A5IIXC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Oldffemt]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009A5IIXC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thank you sir!!

 

[tracker12]

I started using them a few years ago and won't gut or cut without them. I have also used the Berkley ones the they sale for filleting fish. They are a metal fabric and are easily washed.

 

[blackdawg]

I have frozen my hands with them many times the last few years, not as much as a nick though . A lined rubber glove underneath may be worth trying next season.


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