March 31, 200917 yr Author Thanks everyone for giving their reason for wearing or not wearing gloves! 134 VOTES! WOW, thanks everyone! 87 Votes for gloves of some kind, 60 1/2% 53 Votes for no gloves, 39 1/2% 2 very curious votes for only hammer hand gloved, 1 1/2% The "winner(?)" is a glove on the holding hand at 61 Votes, 45 1/2% "Only" 24 votes for gloves on both hands, 18% Very interesting discussions derived here, from surgical hand saftey, to must feel work in the hands, to military everyone should wear gloves at all times, to gloves are for sissies! Well, let it never be said that blacksmiths have a lack of opinion! Caleb Ramsby
May 24, 200917 yr after reading through this thread most people are wearing leather glovs at least on their tong hand. I've been doing the same thing at the end of the day i can't even was my hands because they hurt... At the Madison conference I was talking with Mr Kain of Kain and son about the problem he pointed out that leather makes your hand sweat then when you get near the heat it makes steam ..the light blub went off I was cooking my hands inside my leather gloves. I have switched to cotton mill gloves and also a pair of kevlar
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