Do you have an idea for a more durable leather work glove that protects the entire hand and wrist than what I've come up with over the past year or two?
The best I can find are these three types of gloves:
- For working outside, the best I can find are the TIG welder's gloves. They protect well, but they don't last long - so the goal is something more durable that doesn't cost much more (they're about or so per pair).
- For most chemical jobs, I use the Costco nitrile gloves by the boxfull (since they're single-use only).
- For the easy jobs in between those two, I use the Costco set of rubberized cloth gloves (but they are also single use only as they're destroyed within minutes in most cases).
The nitrile and rubber-coated gloves work fine for the easy jobs - but the tough outside jobs are wearing holes in my skin because the leather gloves are torn within a few weekends.
I've learned NOT to buy any glove with a seam across the palm; nor any with thin leather at any location (and to get extra thickness of leather in the palms) - but even then they're worn out too soon.
If you have better ideas for more durable outdoor work glove that also protects well, that would be very useful advice indeed!