The Priceless Carving glove

[gtech]

Suddenly I don't feel safe anymore, even with gloves because I always feel more confident with gloves and realized I pay less attention to what I do with gloves while I'm very cautious without gloves...

Gilles

[Eddy-Smiles]

Ahhhh... yes!!!....The age old dichotomy between sharpening and hand protection! The better we get at sharpening our tools the more dangerous we become to ourselves. Kevlar may be great stuff for stopping bullets but as protection in carving I'd give it a failing grade. An extremely sharp knife will slice through it contrary to the manufacturer's claims. I use only gloves reinforced with stainless steel thread. I've yet to slice through one of them. I have however poked myself a couple of times as no glove short of chain mail will prevent a poke!

[kayapee]

Wow, looks like it could have been much worse. Thanks for the reminder.

I am usually very diligent when it comes to wearing a carving glove, and have avoided many cut to my hand as a result. However, one lesson I learned is wrap your hands up, but don't forget to wear shoes as well. Found out once when a knife slipped from my hand that socks, don't have Kevlar or steel mesh, ouch!!!

Ken

[woodmodeler]

Thanks for the thread.... sorry about the cut , but as a result all us newbies appreciate the importance of a carving glove.

I for one will spring for a steel thread glove, gauging from the glove reviews in this post.

Cheers Ron