In cold weather both my feet and hands get cold. Therefore, I use gloves. Not to protect from the wood but to protect from the cold. Even in my younger years when I had extremely thick callouses, when it got cold, I wore gloves.
I like the latex dipped gloves for handling firewood. They're thin enough you don't lose dexterity, but the latex makes them last longer. Something like these: https://www.theisens.com/products/men-s-knit-latex-dipped-gloves/
Not to hijack the thread but, what kind of gloves you all like? I hate going through the fingertips, which always happens. I would think you could find something with kevlar fingertips or something. Anything with kevlar seems to be all kevlar and no leather.
I've had real good luck with these : Ironton Men's Latex-Coated Work Gloves 12 Pairs, Blue, Large, Model# 30500IR-L | Northern Tool + Equipment
Try Youngstown Kevlars. Not leather but solid synthetic covers over K. Not cheap. Also any gloves used by taxidermists or meat or game butchers.
I really like these. Extra stitching in the tips, help with vibrations and impacts, long lasting. Industrial and Safety : ToolHandz® ShokBlok™ Performance Mechanics Glove
My father was an old school tough guy. Never used any PPE, never owned steel toe boots, had one hard hat he had to wear when he went to the gravel pit or delivered logs to the mill. Saying that, he was a glove freak. He would raise a fit if my brother or I were working with him and didn't have gloves. Have worn them when working with hand tools or any kind of wood ever since.
I try to have gloves on all the time doing wood. My favorites are lined deer skin, keep my hands warm and good dexterity but don’t hold up worth a crap. Spotted these at menards. Warm and seem to be holding up very well, with good enough dexterity for making firewood. Already outlasted a pair of the deer skins. Only around $6 I think.
I've worked in a steam plant for 44 yrs., the steam temp is 750 deg. We wear engineer gloves almost all the time. So I wear them cutting and handling wood. And I hate splinters. Also, we are used to working in the woods, you just have to wear gloves, or you'd lose digits up here.
I wound up going with these jawns. They feel a little stiff but I just got them and they feel tough AF:
I always wear gloves. I use Showa Atlas 300 Fit gloves for most everything, Showa Atlas Therma-Fit 451 when it's cold, I also have basic Mechanix gloves for indoor work handing lumber, and various nitril gloves for greasy & dirty work. The Showa Atlas 300's will last through at least a full season's worth of firewood handling. The typical failure is not wear, but the latex/rubber stuff peeling off the fabric of the glove.
I prefer bare handed but poison ivy loves me. Usually gloves for for cutting. 60/40 on splitting and 50/50 when stacking.
