I have a hard time finding decent gloves that fit me. I used to have a cheap pair of Wells Lamont gloves that were a pigskin leather with long cuffs – great for handling firewood and for outdoor chores. They were an XL. I have wide hands and short fingers, so an XL fits width-wise but the fingers are always too long. I’ve tried the Mechanix-type gloves with the non-stretch wrist and I can’t get my hand past the wristband. Every store around here sells cheapo-gloves, West Chester or some off-the-china-boat brand, none of which fit. I’m at a loss for gloves, I don’t know where to look, and I’m not gonna spend big bucks for something that will wear out quickly. Any ideas?
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DuluthTrading.com
Let's not confuse the issue with facts!
I think we've got the same hands!
I agree the Wells-Lamont are a tad large in the fingers, but the'yre the best I've found.
I've got several pairs lieing around for various chores.
Not custom fit, but I've always been happy enough with them.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
I use wonder gloves and they work fine for me. I usually get 160 pair and they last me for a while. I find that friends and co-workers ask to 'borrow' a pair every now and then. I use them all the time, from doing interior trim to laying roof shingles. You can also get glove liners for the winter time, they help a little bit. Check out their web site.
http://www.wondergloves.com/prod01WG.htm
That looks like a good deal FKA Blue (eyeddevil)
I use Galeton Gloves
These are similar to the gloves above. Slightly less expensive?
http://www.galeton.com/item_detail.asp?SKU=6400
Used leather gloves for a long time. 10 years? Switched to these or similar a couple years ago. Our guys like em well enough. Winter switch to a plastic glove. Add a liner in cold
I prefer the Hyflex gloves to the type you have listed. The Hyflex are also a coated-on-knit glove but have a thinner and more flexible coating (they also don't smell as bad when new...) I get mine in Portland, Oregon from Sanderson Safety. The cost is $5.40 each in single pairs somewhat less by the dozen. I wear a large (and also have fairly short fingers) and find their size 10 fits me well. However, 10 is the largest they stock, so you may be out of luck there if you need something larger. They have an online catalog that is generated through ThomasNet, so if you go to their website and click on their catalog, you will get a huge listing of products. If you click on "g", and then click on "coated gloves", there are 41 different brands/styles of gloves. http://www.sandersonsafety.com/
Sanderson is good. We use em for a lot of our safety stuff. Didn't seem good on glove pricing. But I didn't look real hard.
We buy gloves about 15-20 dz at a time.
I'll have to look at the Hyflex. But at $5.00/ea probably not going to work.
If you want the regular knit fabric instead of the cut resistant Kevlar, Hyflex makes those for, IIRK, about $2.65 each in single quantity. These gloves are great for handling steel and such, and are flexible enough that I can even tie my boot laces with the gloves on. However, they won't necessarily stop a sharp splinter that has some power behind it, like a cowhide glove will.
I use Wells Lamont for handling wood and rough stuff (splinters, etc.) and hand digging electrical repairs. At some point I am pawing the dirt and mud out of the hole to expose the conduit.
For most everything else except painting (latex, from Costco, actually fit me), I use CLC framer gloves. With most of the hand covered and just thumb and first two fingers exposed, they are a good balance of protection and dexterity. You can frame just fine with these.
I wash them out on Friday and switch in another pair for next week. So far none of the pairs has come apart. Oldest is 2 yrs. I look for the sales.
That said - I am in SoCal and my winter costume is company T, sneakers and shorts plus bags to match.
The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
I buy a couple pairs of deerskin, unlined gloves. Turn them inside out, mark where I want the fingers cut off and take them to the shoe repair place. He sews them and trims off the excess, presto, custom fit gloves. No more folded over fingers and you can handle finish nails.
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
jon,
I use cheap blue vinyl covered "smurf' gloves a lot.
they have a great grip, fit my small hands well and are quite durable in a cost/durability measurement.--down side is-in hot weather they are unbearable--and they make your hands stink. I can usually get a whole roof or 2 out of a $3-4 pair.
in really hot weather- I use goatskin leather gloves- very soft very flexible-- fit my small hands well--- but they are about 4 times the cost of the smurf gloves---and there is a seam that WILL raise a monster blister if using with a shovel ( shingle eater) for more than 10 minutes or so. I can get just less than one roof out of a pair.
stephen