Cut-Resistant Gloves

[twisted firestarter]

These safety gloves are on the latest Dick Fine Tools newsletter...

http://www.dick.biz/cgi-bin/dick.storefront/EN/product/707650?PIG=NLFWINFO&PID=2007_03_garten_EN

Judging by the pictures they do look like they can resist some pretty sharp knives although I squirmed just looking at the sight of someone drawing a stanley knife across their palm I think they might be useful for carving/ whittling though.

 

[twisted firestarter]

It just occured to me that one glove would be sufficient for whittling/carving because the hand holding the piece of wood is the vunerable one. Any southpaws out there who want to go halves on a pair ?

 

[Longstrider]

Those look Ok. For anyone not wanting to send away for them though, most fishing tackle shops now sell cut/puncture proof gloves (Sold in ones, NOT as pairs) made of super-fine chain-mail stuff for unhooking pike and suchlike toothy fish Normark make them IIRC amongst others.

 

[Ogri the trog]

I went to an exhibition of safety items a number of years ago through work and inwardly grinned when a rep said about cut resistant gloves. I whipped out my trusty leatherman and tried to hack through the one on the display. I had to swallow my pride when it only cut through a few fibres and didn't make it through even one side of the knitted material
They were available then for only a few quid per pair so wouldn't break the bank for anyone wanting to save a few fingers - believe me they really work! but I haven't tried the ones in the link.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Greg]

The gloves I was giving away a few weeks ago, that only a couple of people took were cut resistent!