What protection do chainsaw gloves offer?

[Reddog]

How on earth does a saw come into contact with the back of the left hand?

 

Sorry no answer for you but reports show the left hand injured as much as the legs.

 

Chain Saw Injury Statistics

[Gnome]

Yes left hand injury, loss of feeling in two fingers after contact with chain. Always wear gloves now, even to bed!! After 3 months the index finger which got caught first has still not healed. It's mindset as well. Only took them off as the wood I has moving was slippery and gloves ended up slimy giving poor grip on handle.

[DN22 Gardening]

I personally never wear chainsaw gloves.

The old hide stihl ones were positively deadly when wet, used to struggle to hold a ground saw steady.

Use the £1-00 a pair rubberised ones, new pair roughly every week.

Keep two or three pairs of the new stihl one in the trucks for any of the lads who want them, but TBH they hardly get used.

Use gel padded cycling gloves for climbing, used to have a pair of neoprene sailing gloves which were perfect, but can't remember where I got them from

 

benefits of old age

 

 

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[arbogrunt]

I never wear chainsaw gloves unless I'm being assessed/training. I like the look of the Lidl offerings though!. As has been said, the are class 0..not going to do much against a 25m/s chain...safe handling is the best protection you can get. Keep your hands warm with a pair of gripper gloves and save yourself a few quid mate...

[jackmayo]

What protection do chainsaw trousers offer?

 

I know that the fibres clogs up the sprocket but if a pushed a full speed chainsaw into my leg what would it do?

[Woodworks]

Thanks for all the advise

 

Looks like not many use specialist chainsaw gloves.

 

Gnome sorry to hear of your accident. May I ask how it happened?

[Gnome]

Carving one of those little xmas trees and combination of slimy gloves, workpiece not secured properly and a degree of stupidity. I managed to take my hand off the saw to catch the workpiece as it moved and let the chain do the damage. I'm still not sure whether the brake was on, the machine running or just the weight of the falling saw as it happened really fast. Lots of blood and has just been annoying. Managed to get back playing my guitars but don't think i'll be giving steve vai any sleepless nights now.

 

I posted the damage on another thread but here it is again with what it looks like now.

 

Please wear gloves or at least don't be a doughnut like me!!!

[raker]

I have a pair of the stihl gloves, but they are crap when wet.I just see them as general work gloves that are nice and warm.I use woolen rubber dipped gloves most of the time though.Nice and tactile even when wet.Only three quid or so.

[normandylumberjack]

The last pair i purchased were the arbortec, they looked really nice and technical but they were terrible. all the seams create little pressure points around your wrists not recomended

[normandylumberjack]

That looks nasty gnome, i hope your back to 100% fast.