Thin Work Gloves?

[Ben]

What do you guys like in thin work gloves? I have normally worn mechanix gloves, but am wondering if there are better choices in thin as possible, while still puncture resistant, gloves. I'm finally getting around to building that reloading room. Yesterday I made my lumber run, and as per usual, came home with embedded splinters in my hands.

I want to start wearing gloves when working with wood and want something that allows me the dexterity to handle wood screws while also being somewhat puncture resistant.

[Brad Johnson]

I use work gloves for everything, even mowing the yard. I've had equal experience with Carhartt, Craftsman, and DeWalt brand work gloves. Of the three, the DeWalt's consistently seem to work better for me, mostly because they fit my hammy paws better than the other two brands. Dexterity is equal among the three but the better-fitting DeWalts give me more fine control. The downside of the thinner work gloves (vs. old-school leather work gloves) is that they wear quickly during heavy work. I've seen some models with things like Kevlar reinforced palms. Not real big on paying $30 a pop for fancy newness when Wells LaMont fencing gloves can be had for $15 or $20 and I know they'll stand up under hard wear.

Ultimately I suppose it's a matter of hitting Lowes and Home Depot to start trying on for size, style, and fit.

Brad

[charby]

I keep a pair of Trooper thin leather gloves in my truck for trips to the lumber yard.

[brimic]

I wear heavier mechanix gloves for yard/general work, thinner ones for lighter work, and 6-7mil black nitrile gloves for working in the garage/machine work/cleaning- they are moderately resistant to cuts/punctures, I don't worry about cuts/slivers when handling chips from the mill or lathe.

[MechAg94]

Our safety department was pushing some fiber base gloves that were light and resistant to cuts/abrasions.  The problem was stuff could puncture them very easily compared to leather. 

[Ben]

Our safety department was pushing some fiber base gloves that were light and resistant to cuts/abrasions.  The problem was stuff could puncture them very easily compared to leather.  

Yeah, that's my quandary. Seems like there's lots of options for cut resistance, but not so much for both light and puncture resistant, and wood splinters are more of a puncture than a cut. Whenever I have to deal with the no good stinkin' Russian olive trees around here and their nasty thorns, sometimes I even get poked through heavier leather gloves.

Mechanix gloves have been pretty good for me for working with lumber, but I was just wondering if there was an even lighter (as in better dexterity) option to try.

Of course the gloves only help if you wear them, and I have to be better about taking them to the lumber place with me, since I seem to get more splinters picking out lumber than I do working with it at home.  

[Boomhauer]

There’s a company called ansell. The Hyflex 518 is what we wear for mechanic work. Much thinner than mechanix gloves but thicker than nitril. Somewhat breathable. Cut level 2 resistance

[Jamisjockey]

Mechanix are my go to, and I have a few pairs of the cheap knock off version from Harbor freight and Home Depot floating around.

[brimic]

There’s a company called ansell. The Hyflex 518 is what we wear for mechanic work. Much thinner than mechanix gloves but thicker than nitril. Somewhat breathable. Cut level 2 resistance

Ah. I wore something very similar (almost identical)  to those when handling glass in the window factory. We called them ‘diving gloves.’

[French G.]

I just use a pair of my clapped out Mustang lambskin welding gloves from work. If I wear gloves, don't like to.

[MikeB]

I use mechanix impact mostly with leather palm and fingers. If I really want thin and dexterous use those latex ones for car repair stuff. Alternatively I’ll use a few pair of deerskin insulated and non insulated that I have from various brands for general outdoor duties or riding. For leather deerskin is one of the best for dexterity, though not as protective as other leathers.

[Hawkmoon]

I haven't found anything splinter-proof (or even splinter-resistant) that's thin. For handling framing lumber and landscape timbers, I just go back to basics.

https://www.harborfreight.com/leather-industrial-work-gloves-5-pairs-66287.html

[RocketMan]

I haven't found anything splinter-proof (or even splinter-resistant) that's thin. For handling framing lumber and landscape timbers, I just go back to basics.

https://www.harborfreight.com/leather-industrial-work-gloves-5-pairs-66287.html

I use those a lot, as well.  While not perfect, they are pretty puncture resistant.  I am using an old pair right now in the back yard taking down some nasty trees with thorns, and some wild blackberry brambles.