i ordered some of the pro leather gloves, and just got done cutting up a truck load of oak firewood. shipping from CA to GA in about 3 days, and they're awesome! they're a little hot...of course that could have something to do with it being 97 degrees and 100% humidity.
i'm going to order a few more pairs to squirrel away.
No matter what glove I wore in the past it always seemed to end up hurting my knuckles. NO MORE with these. They do go on sale pretty often from the site up to 50% off.
The Rubber protecting the front of the hand is incredible,
Small gloat here. I use cheap gloves. I tried better gloves but didn't seem to get enough extra wear to justify them. Lowes was closing out the three pack of leather gloves with cuffs. They were normally about $5 for a three pack. I needed some and it just so happened they were closing them out for .53 cents for a three pack. I bought all 18 packs. Hard to beat .16 cents a pair.
Kubota M6800 with BH FEL, Kubota L4400 HST with FEL, Polaris Ranger, BCS 720
I order my gloves from Galeton.com by the dozen. I usually get leather drivers for around 115 per dozen. They carry them in a range of sizes including small which works well for me. Most of the time I cant get a woman's size at the big box stores. Their sales are great. I recently got a dozen leather gloves fully lined with kevlar for around 100.00 - a steal. Had to go with a medium though.
Kubota R510 Wheel Loader + Cab and backhoe, JD 6200 Open Station, Cushman 6150, 4x4, ten foot 56 hp Kubota diesel hydraulic wing mower, Steiner 430 Diesel Max, Kawasaki Diesel Mule, JD 4x2 Electric Gator
Just cheap cotton Jersey gloves for me. Leather gloves get too dirty and gross quickly. Or if they get wet, they get all crunchy when they dry.
I have to wonder who wears those white knitted gloves? The ones they use in auto assembly plants. I think, they would be good for that application only. Little protection, terrible when wet, no good for cold. They catch on sharp stuff.
I decided to buy Carhartt gloves upon reading the positive reviews on this article. The gloves are tough, straightforward, no-nonsense gloves. They smell great and feel like they will endure some effort. I've been chopping wood with these for a few months now and they have been holding up great. My hands are very happy to have these.