Leather Work Gloves

Cowhide leather work gloves for welding are heavy-duty gloves cut from bovine hide, usually split cowhide on the spatter-facing back and sometimes grain cowhide on the palm. They are built to block radiant heat, molten spatter and abrasion during MIG, stick and general fabrication work. In exchange, you give up some fingertip finesse. Welding punishes … Read more

Grain leather gloves vs split leather gloves comes down to which layer of the hide you trust with your knuckles. Grain leather is the smooth, tight-fibered outer layer. Split leather is the fibrous underside, with a suede-like nap on both faces. Grain usually brings feel and water resistance. Split brings thickness, heat tolerance and a … Read more

Your hands take the first hit and get the last thought. Then a splinter, a scorching tailgate, or a frost-slicked steering wheel at 6 a.m. reminds you. Driver’s style leather work gloves are the quiet fix. They are a slim, flexible, one-piece leather glove that guards your palms without turning your fingers into sausages. Skip … Read more