Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Gloves

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.)

2 comments:

  1. Hi Joe,

    I 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.

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