I'm sure this topic may have been discussed before, however I could not find any discussion when searching on this subject. So what say you fellows as to a good pair of gloves that will last at least one fire wooding season. Are there any out there, I have tried those that are really cheap to the really expensive ones, and they all wear out on the fingers. So its back to wrapping the fingers with black electrical tape to finish the season.
I buy the Altas gloves by the 10 pack. They’re cheap enough to just grab a new pair when a hole develops. I’ve never found any that’ll last an entire season but then again I’ve never tried anything real thick that ends up limiting movement.
Atlas Showa for me. Blue ones for not cold, gray ones for kinda cold (20-30 f) under 20 I haven’t found anything that I really like.
The best I've ever found was Wells Lamont but they are now hard to find. I always bought the fleece lined because it is usually cold when I work the wood. One more little hint here. If you get a good pair of log tongs (Husqvarna is the best) you will make your gloves last twice as long. In addition you will keep your hands warmer because you aren't touching the cold wood as much. Also, if the wood is wet or damp, your gloves stay dry. Then the big thing is that it makes the work much easier.
Those tongs are awesome , I have been using mine a ton over the past few weeks , really a back saver for sure. I have two pair of them and this way I can carry a log in each hand and stay balanced and a longer log I can use one pair on each end to carry it. For gloves I have taken a liking to Carhart leather work gloves , maybe a little on the expensive side of the scale but they are comfortable and fit me really well.
I used this to repair some leather work gloves many years ago, and it's still holding strong.. Shoo goo Have since added it to the fingertips of the Atlas style gloves and it's pretty good.
Same here. Atlas gloves, buy a pack of them. I think my wife bought me a dozen for Christmas. I like them a lot. I've used others, and gotten a lot of use out of them, but they all wear out. Different wood will wear them out sooner than others. If the bark is rough, it will wear out gloves sooner.
12" and they can handle some big stuff. The 8" is only for the really small stuff and might work good on splits. But the larger tongs can handle a wide range of sizes and sometimes I will even use them on splits too. You just use them a bit differently on the small rounds and splits.
I think I had a few pairs of wells Lamont. I wore them out but it took me several years. If i am correct, they had a logo with a donkey. I found similar ones on eBay without the name. Probably started with "Pig hide insulated gloves" and I love em! They are probably on sale given that spring is coming.
