Good work gloves???

Orlando

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My favorite - Kinco Hydro Flector water-resistant grain buffalo driver with double palm. Style: 387P. They last me quite a while building barbed wire fence. But, I keep extras on hand because they don't last for ever. For me, they are a good balance of wear, comfort, and price.

(I hate that about the time a pair of gloves gets good and broke in, they start getting holes...kind of like jeans and boots.)
 

EdP

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I have exactly the same problem with leather gloves from local stores not holding up to wood splitting chores. In the western states the stores carry real leather gloves for men who do real work. These are what I now use and they hold up for me spectacularly: Golden Stag Iron Fencer (style 207). When I need a new pair I buy them on line. The entire palm and index finger area has a 2nd layer of leather. They do run small. I'm not a big guy and XLs fit me perfectly. Like any leather glove you want to last, get them wet, let them dry and treat with Sno-Seal before use.
 

Orlando

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I have exactly the same problem with leather gloves from local stores not holding up to wood splitting chores. In the western states the stores carry real leather gloves for men who do real work. These are what I now use and they hold up for me spectacularly: Golden Stag Iron Fencer (style 207). When I need a new pair I buy them on line. The entire palm and index finger area has a 2nd layer of leather. They do run small. I'm not a big guy and XLs fit me perfectly. Like any leather glove you want to last, get them wet, let them dry and treat with Sno-Seal before use.
I've used a lot of the Iron Fencer gloves too. I like them, but take a little longer to break in.
 

Chris84

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I wear leather gloves running the saw, but have started taking them off when handling the wood (that's what she said). Grabbing logs & split pieces really seems to tear them up fast. Putting some leather conditioner/waterproofing seems to help get a little more life out of them.
 

Wildone

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Watching this closely. I cut and split 13 cord a couple weeks ago and couldn’t get a full day out of leather gloves. Must have burned through 7 pair. The finger tips were the first thing to go.
 

jimh406

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I agree Murdoch Buffalo gloves are great. Yes, they will wear out from handling a lot of firewood, but they are way better than anything else I've tried. Bonus is they are relatively cheap.
 
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I'm personally a big fan of milwaukee nitrite work gloves. I hate wearing gloves but we're required to wear them at work every day and I don't like bulky gloves. Best of all they are cheap and pretty durable. You may not look super cool wearing them but I'm a function guy and they definitely do that.
 

BigNate

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Watching this closely. I cut and split 13 cord a couple weeks ago and couldn’t get a full day out of leather gloves. Must have burned through 7 pair. The finger tips were the first thing to go.
Same goes for handling shingles. I'll ask my boy if he ever found a glove that lasted. ( ex roofer)
 
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