Lots of good advise here. Maybe I’ll cut the fingers off all the perfectly good left gloves I have slip them over the fingers on my right gloves to add an extra layer to ware through.
I know these are expensive gloves, but I use these when it is below ten degrees. Warm, good grip, good impact resistance also. They seem to wear pretty well also. Knucklehead X10 Armor Skin™ Mechanics Glove with Impact Protection - Majestic Glove Look up knucklehead gloves on amazon also.
Your accusation of my question being dumb is totally out of line. I had never seen any one mock questions about safety on this forum until now. I did not mention when I might be using kevlar/chainsaw gloves, whether for limbing, bucking or felling. I was simply asking about what others have used and their impressions of them. You did clearly state you are not a fan of kevlar/chainsaw gloves for most of the work that you do, and that is OK. It is good to hear from others what their thoughts are on the topic. No one on this forum knows all of the answers to all of the questions regarding safety in wood cutting. We learn from each other and sometimes that means we ask questions. The only dumb questions are those that are not asked.
A friend of mine cut his hand horribly as he tripped and ran his hand across the chain of a non running saw. gloves may or may not have helped, but likely would have helped. Not a dumb question at all, as older people, working in snow/ice or many other situations could lead to injury. I rarely wear gloves, but if you want to good for you. I have people that work for me that think they tough, till they do something dumb and get hurt.
I like the Stihl proscaper gloves. They seem to last a long time and are comfortable. $20 Canadian so probably a lot cheaper in the USA. I CSS my 6 cords for this year with them and have done some trail cutting. Just this fall when I was beinging loads up to the house I had to tape up a thumb and a finger. Pretty good compared to anything else I have tried. Proscaper Series Gloves - Premium Boarskin Gloves
I don't know how you get your left hand, but I'll hold a (small) log with my left foot. I like steel toe shoes when I'm cutting or splitting. Might not be the best coverage but better than none.
When I used to drive heavy wreckers, I could sometimes go through 3-4 pair of gloves a day if I was pulling axles. I used to buy something similar to this in bulk. Like 5 dozen at a time for the best price. Still have a dozen or so left over, and they work ok for firewood. Cheap enough to cheer through.
no not personally and I've been around those most of my working life, way more than chainsaws. I hardly wore gloves in construction unless it was winter and they seemed to get in the way a lot. I can see wearing those gloves though with a circular/table saw. I believe the odds are much much higher. Wear them if you feel the need,I'm not saying don't. Not calling anyone a nancy for it. My saws require 2 hands to operate so it was a question of ignorance.
People using small top handle saws get the left hand injuries. Run saw with right hand and cut left hand with cute little saw while holding small little branches. It is a small saw, what could it possibly do?
Seems like when I don't wear gloves I get splinters and my fingers smashed between logs or logs and the edge of the beam of the splitter. Plus, my delicate little fingers get cold, okay, maybe not delicate or little, but the cold part is true. Very accident prone I guess. I just watch for cheap leather ones or the rubber coated cloth ones. Hold up great for the money.
I find that it is not running the chainsaw that wears out the gloves, it's the handling of the firewood! I do prefer the Atlas gloves.
I've used lots of different gloves over the years, always had the same problems. Fingers and thumbs wore out, seams ripped, etc. Bought Showa Atlas gloves last year and I have not worn the first pair out yet. Admittedly, I put three pairs in service and alternate between them, but even so, the only thing that seems to happen is they get dirty. A quick run through the wash takes care of that (ha! try that with leather gloves). They are not great for winter work, but I am going to buy some of the thermal ones here shortly and see how they do.
I like the mechanics type gloves for running a saw, but they don't last at all for handling wood. I like G-tek gloves or maxiflex gloves for handling wood, they last a long time for me. In so her I like any lined leather type gloves, preferably not expensive as I'm going to tear then up.
That would be me..... I extensively use a TH saw one handed for limbing and brush. Often thought about chainsaw gloves.
I usually use a pair of leather gloves when running the saw, cloth with rubber coating when running the splitter, but they get cold...
I like these from Harbor Freight. I really like them for swinging an axe or maul because they have just a bit of padding in the palms. I also like them for running the saw. They work for handling firewood but I’d rather wear out a cheaper pair of gloves for that. These are the ones I usually use for splitting and stacking. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
