Gloves

[shoremuad]

Can anyone recommend a pair of good quality gloves? I cut myself and now I have a pretty good motivation to buy a pair

[AlArchie]

Check at you local sporting goods outlet for Fillet Gloves. They are Kevlar coated stainless steel and offer about the best protection available.

Drawback? They are stainless steel and will dull any tool that gets through the Kevlar, but that's not what you're buying them for, is it! hehehe

Al

[Mitchell]

Al made great recommendations. Most woodcarving supply stores (or mail services) carry some versions that are acceptable.

Rick Ferry (Littleshavers.com)
Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers (woodcarvers.com)
Klingspor (Woodworkingshop.com)

There should be others that can supply the gloves.

[Eddy-Smiles]

Try Walmart's sporting goods section. They sell a glove like Al referenced with stainless steel thread woven in it that's made to protect your hand when filleting. It runs around $10-12 dollars. I've had the plain kevlar and had my knife slice right through them. Since wearing the Walmart version I've yet (KNOCK ON WOOD) to slice my hand open.

Also, for your knife hand if you don't wear a thumb guard you might consider visiting Harbor Freight (store or on-line). They sell a cheap work glove that's lined with kevlar. It won't protect you from a poke but might slow down a slice. I bought a pair and turned one of them inside out so that I can use them both on my right hand. Looks a little funky but hey! My middle name is funky!

[Kenny_S]

i have had the same pair of Kevlar carving goves for several years. I nor my wife has receievd any cuts from wearing them. However,,, we both have been poked with 1/8 V tools.

I notice at a carving competition that several carvers had woodcarver's tape sewen on the plam of their glovess and some had the fingers wrapped with the same tape.

I have made thumb guards from the same woodcarver's tape as well as have used the rubber thumb guards bought at an office supply store. I cut the end off on two of the office supply rubber guards and put one on my index finger of my carving hand because I have started using longer bladed knives and choke up on the blade.
Hope this helps and I would wear a glove for sure.

[Mark N. Akers]

I use a good set of Justin brand roping glove.purchased from a horse supply book.I like them because the palms,thumb and first finger are double thickness.they aren't as safe as a good pair of kevlar,but I like the way they fit and feel.

[Claude]

Excellent advice! Now, if you plan to do any power carving, do not use the kevlar gloves, or anything similar - use a pair of plain old leather work gloves from *mart, or your local garden shop. All leather, not just part leather. When power carving, the kevlar or other cloth fibers can get picked up by that burr traveling at 25,000 rpm and break, or rip off, your finger before you can blink...

Claude

[Eddy-Smiles]

....................orrrrrrrrr give your power tool the ultimate smoke test!