I have never used gloves for forging but afterwards yes. I use them when grinding and picking up any steel laying around the anvil or welding table until I determine weather it is hot or cold. I always consider it hot until proved otherwise. When pouring bronze I always wear gloves. When I first started I got burned a few time, well more then a few, by picking up stuff around the place after grinding, welding or cutting off so after forging that's when the gloves came on. Slow learner at first I guess.
