Because it's cold out there. Just like saw blades and screwdrivers, they're tools, and we need more than one kind. For myself, I usually wear gloves with the fingertips cut off - but then I don't live in the Adirondacks like Ken, the owner of these gloves. (Ken, by the way, just had a pacemaker installed in his chest and is feeling much better - probably out splitting firewood at this moment, at age 94).When my fingers get cold, I lose all sensation (except constant pain). I dream of a glove that keeps fingers toasty warm, allows me to feel what I'm touching, allows a good grip on a chainsaw or a wire nut, and allows me to pick up a 6d finish nail. And while I'm dreaming, how about one that allows me to touch a live 240 volt wire - or hold a demolition hammer without sending vibrations up my arm? I keep thinking there must be a better design for gloves, and maybe there is. What do you use?
(Continuing my homage to hardware and hard work. You can click on the photo to make it larger.)
Hi Joe,
ReplyDeleteI don't wear any gloves near a machine since they pulled my left hand into a planer. I like to feel the pain of cold over the danger being caught. Only exception is handling cement bricks.
If you want, take a look at my last pair:
http://woodnotes-marc.blogspot.com/2008/01/gloves-on-jointer.html
I like your blog, your writing is so down to earth.
Ouch!!!
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