blackthorn Gloves

[Daniël Bos]

I use two or three pair at the same time, and buy one or two new pair a year....

(Though I've just set fire to my newest pair when tiring to dry them)

[Gnome]

who cares what they look like! they are dirt cheap and do what you need them to do, stop the thorns!

 

I take your point Tony. The welders do work and are cheap. The ones I've got are just toooo big even with gloves inside.

 

I've ordered a pair now so will report back when I receive them. There's plenty of jaggy things out there for me to do a good test.

 

I don't mind paying for good equipment.

[elwapo]

tar lads ! red is a no no as its on the railway , may need to get the paint out :lol:

[JimM]

Cheers for the recommends. Pulling blackthorn out of my hands tonight. Good idea using a fork to load the chipper too!

[TreeswingerPerth]

I agree with most of the guys welders gauntlets , I buy mine from engelbert strauss , best I've tried .

[digga]

strauss stuff is good get a lot of workwear off them

[APC]

Cut in whatever gloves resist light scrapes. Wrap your gloves in rags from a torn up jumper to grab and drag.

[Derek Trimblits]

Listen to Rover!!! I got some on his recommendation and have not been spiked since -well worth the extra brass.

[Chris Sheppard]

I find welding gloves are a bit too numb most of the time. I have a pair of the old Husky arbor chainsaw gloves where they have an extra layer of thick leather sewn onto the palms and if extends up the fingers. I picked them u by mistake a few years ago and found they work really well when thorn bashing, especially with another pair of thin gloves inside them too and less numb than welding gloves (still not great for sawing in though)

 

Don't know if the current ones are the same, but from what I could gather the extra leather was supposed to be for when handling ropes - I reckon they'd be as crap for handling ropes as they are for cutting. If it wasn't for how good they are at keeping thorns out then they'd have been bin fodder years ago.

[Gnome]

Gloves arrived today and was immediately impressed. Had a quick test on some bramble and holly and it gave me a big smile. Cheers Rover for the recommendation. Great fit size 8 and for me there is plenty of dexterity still in the fingers for my liking.