wearing gloves

[escavader]

It dont matter to me ,got married at 21,im pushin 40 for some reason my ring has shrunk havent been able to wear it for years [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
ALAN

[mffarmall]

I find that I wear gloves most of the time. That is when I can find where I have left them. Mostly if you tend to get your hands close then maybe it is important to be aware of the location. If your using a chain saw and get your hands close it might be good to get a lighter saw so your hand position is not a critical to holding it up. If this is the problem?

[JimR]

I've been married since 1976. My wedding ring looks just like it did the day we got married (Brand New). I don't wear it and will not wear it as long as I work with my hands.

[VA_Joe]

I never wear my ring or anything that can get my hand caught when working. Too many things can go wrong. The problem with gloves is that they tend to bulk up the hand too much for the delicate/tight space work.

[DrRod]

I once caught my ring on the end of a fence wire on a roll of woven wire fence. Pulled me right along with it and could have been quite damaging to my finger. Lucky it wasn't but it taught me not to wear rings and watches when working.

[Alan L.]

I tend to wear gloves when I'm using the chainsaw because I am also picking up thorny limbs and brush in the process.

[wushaw]

Alan, that's the reason I use the best leather gloves I could find, Mesquite, saw briar, honey locus...etc.

[mrutkaus]

I wear Kevlar gloves of various kinds, some with little plastic nibs, some with rubber coating. You can pick up hot stuff with them, they offer cut and abrasion protection, cushioning. Don't cost that much.

Mike

[JustGary]

I quit wearing my wedding ring after I "sprained" my finger. Heard the knuckle pop when catching myself when I tripped, and knew by the instant pain to take the ring off immediately. The finger swelled up for weeks, and months later I still could not get the ring over the knuckle. That was years ago, and the ring is still on my nightstand. When working around equipment, I was always aware of the danger of the ring catching before I quit wearing it.

As for gloves, I buy the cheap welding gloves at the tool sales and use them for everything. They are very durable, and work well for everything from shovelling to dutch oven cooking. They work very well for chainsaw use also, both in terms of protection from sharp and hot parts, but for vibration control as well (especially with the fuzzy-lined ones). Plus you can fearlessly reach into a pile of bramble and deal with it.

The only problem is twigs and things that fall into the cuffs, but I have developed a hold-my-arm-up-and-shake routine that gets the stuff out quickly and looks like I'm waving at the neighbors.

Of course, I have several pairs that I've worn the finger tips out of, and they don't need the arm up part!

- Just Gary

[turnkey4099]

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Same here. Had quite a go around with the new wife at first but she finally got the point that no matter how much she pleaded that ring would never be on my finger.

Harry K