What is the Best Leather for Work Gloves?

Lets take a couple minutes to discuss the differences in leather materials when it comes to work gloves. Pig vs cow vs goat vs deer. What might be the best gloves for your job?

[Obeconobe]

I've done a little research on leathers and am by no means an expert. From what I have read the larger the animal the thicker the hide. So one would think they are more durable, but not necessarily so. Utility workers need gloves that are highly resistant to cuts, punctures and abrasion. I've noticed most of these gloves are made of either goat or elk leathers. Goat is one of the thinnest, but also one of the strongest due to it's tight grain. It also provides good dexterity, which they require as well and is fairly water resistant due to the lanolin content. Welding gloves tend to be made of heavier leathers like cow, elk, and buffalo. I know pig leather is supposed to be breathable, moisture resistant and have good abrasion resistance as well, but it's more porous and open grained I believe. I'm not a fan of cow leather in general. From my experience they don't last long. My gloves eventually get wet at some point and then they become dry, stiff and brittle. They also wear through in the fingers very fast handling material like firewood or stone. Maybe the ones I'm buying are thin junk leather. I don't know, but they come from a farm supply store and cost $15-$20 a pair. I quit buying them and have been using White Ox cotton work gloves. They are a third to half the price and a far better glove from my experience for this type of work. As far as leather gloves go. I think a person better plan on spending around $30-$35 and up if they want a quality leather glove. I've never got much life out of those "hardware store" ones myself. If cared for, a quality leather glove should last nearly a lifetime IMO.

[preparedsurvivalist]

I tried on some deer skin gloves the other day. They feel so NICE and supple. Yes, they are more expensive, but I almost got them just for how good they feel. I have a feeling though that they will not hold up as good as cow, but I could be wrong. It just seems like as soft as they are they won't be as tough and wear resistant. When you work with wood a lot that's kind of the main feature you want, is wear resistance.

[XAVargasX]

Nice video, seems like goat offers great dexterity and good abrasion resistance as well. Deer is nice but you can't really work with them especially with wood.

[Jay_Mac]

I just picked up some deerskin gloves made by Stihl for when I’m cutting wood in my backyard for the fire pit. They feel a lot more sturdy than the wells Lamont cowhide gloved I got at Walmart which were good until I was stupid and picked up a brick that fell in the fire and it stiffened one of the fingers and when I flexed it the stitching broke. So it was totally my fault but these feel really comfy

[hockey_talk_]

I recently purchased some carhart gloves which were bison hide

[ConcasicoWoodworks]

I have been looking at some Vgo deer skin gloves for woodworking and what I'm most interested in is the resistance to abrasion when sanding, because the finger tips will begin to tear at the sewing. Are they a good option because of the thickness?

[briezeller]

Im doing construction with concrete and domilition i bought milwakke gloves but they tore up fast

[matthewfarmer]

I just bought a pair of MidWest outdoor gloves there for wet or dry surfaces and durable, haven't try then on yet but will soon, hop you have any reviews on them kind of items. Take care.

[escapetherace]

cheap and beater glove? = cowhide. Also good for reaching into fire because you don't care about beating it up.
cheap'ish but longer lasting, remains soft but very resistant? = goat
best dexterity/comfort and also long lasting? = deer

Honestly goat is probably the best performing in the overall longrun especially price, it's just got the flexibility of deer but costs much less and lasts as long if not longer.
If you don't care about money deer's fine though

[EllenDegenerate]

In my experience, pig skin is virtually indestructible compared to the others, even cow. Deer skin sucks and it’ll tear within weeks. Goats probably the most well rounded.

[narekbeghlvants]

Dude I swear a god you sound like Joe Rogan when I close my eyes
Awesome review BTW

[mohitoshmondal]

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