Gloves for splinters?? Any suggestions?

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soft_cranberry

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I keep getting little metal splinters embedded in my hands and fingers and I’m looking for a pair of non bulky gloves that will protect from that. Seriously. Just need splinter prevention.. so as thin as possible …don’t need to be cut/heat resistant or anything else. Just these damn splinters.
 
If you find that to be the case, graduate to the next thicker glove. I use the thin ones for general, short-term purpose and keep the next two thicknesses around for times when I know I'll need extra durability.
 
The black talon nitrile gloves are great for this application. If you are using power equipment like a lathe, drill press or Milling machine, cloth gloves can be bad news (dangerous). The Nitril gloves will prevent most metal splinters and tear rather than grab if you accidentally get to close to a running machine with your fingers.
 
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soft_cranberry said:
I keep getting little metal splinters embedded in my hands and fingers and I’m looking for a pair of non bulky gloves that will protect from that. Seriously. Just need splinter prevention.. so as thin as possible …don’t need to be cut/heat resistant or anything else. Just these damn splinters.
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Curious what type of metal, and when in the process do you get them?
 
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Curious what type of metal, and when in the process do you get them?
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I use mainly 1084 and 1095. I just do hobby knife making in my garage. The problem is that there’s not too much room.. so after grinding or filing, little splinters of metal fly off and land on surfaces or on the power cords …then ill do something like slide the power cord through my hand as I’m wrapping it up, and get stuck. Or splinters will land on my vice or any surface really.. then when j go to grab it etc.. i get stuck. And it’s getting really annoying. I ended up ordering some thin unlined leather driving gloves, a couple sizes smaller than my hand, so it’s a tight fit. We’ll see.
 
I find that cheap latex over fabric work gloves give good protection and grip. Make sure they are snug.

Dust control is important.
 
It's just that I'm SO against gloves, for a variety of reasons.

*Reason 1
Safety. You should Never wear gloves when working around spinning, rotating, moving tooling, work, or machinery. Even thin gloves that "break away" are dangerous.

I am in the minority, I know I am in a smaller camp Here. I see Masters here and on YouTube wearing their thick leather gloves at the grinder or buffer.......

I'm coming from a machinist background. They must have different mindset?
Been one since I was around 10.
Taught by old school Germans.
No Gloves.

If...... You Have to?
Wear gloves while cleaning up your shop, but not while making knives.

*Reason 2
Feel. How do you effectively work in them?
How do you know grit isn't on your parallels? Or that your vise is flat on your drill press table? Jaws on your calipers or mic are clean? How do you pick up small pins and screws? How do you get a good feel at the grinder? Are you overheating your blade?

I don't know how Other makers make knives?
I've never worked with anyone yet. I've never apprenticed under any knifemakers.
I just do what I know, and what feels right to me. Literally, what FEELS right.
I am touching the knife Constantly. Holding it. Running my fingers over the blade feeling for areas that might need more work.
Knife making is a very tactile experience for me. It's how I learn.

I've only been knife making for a short time.
I don't think I've ever got any metal slivers from knife making....yet?
From wood occasionally. Leopard wood was horrible, that way! Very splintery.

*I probably have a dozen other reasons, but those beliefs are personal opinions, not necessarily to the discussion here.


*please keep us posted, if gloves work for You.
Thanks.
 
They make puncture resistant nitrile gloves. Or (we call them gecko palm gloves.) Which are thicker and can be cut resistant but have this sticky sort of palm.

Which I used for bouncing work.

This sort of thing.

They are lighter than the ones I used. But probably a bit better for you.
 
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My trade was as a welder, wore gloves for welding and not much else.

Mechanic other side of the road to me wears gloves for just about everything he does.

I know I should wear gloves when doing epoxy but it doesn't feel natural.

Old habbits are hard to break...
 
I say nix the gloves and toughen up!
 
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