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Good subject, they did not call me HandShoe for nothing, oh yeah, I used to be the subject of a lot of ridicule for wearing gloves, never bothered me a bit, each to their own, I won't tell you how to live if you don't tell me ..... ... but I did get the name and it fits. I like gloves, and I don't think anyone is wrong for wearing them if that's a preference they have. You have to adapt or it will slow you down, but the benefits from wearing them are also worth it in my opinion. It's really a matter of preference, but for many reasons I do wear the unlined leather types, thinner ones for turnin wrenches, thicker for most other work. I use worn out pairs for greasing. I'm never far from a pair, I can't use heavily lined ones except for thermal protection like a good welding glove or an insulated one to keep ones hands warm in the winter, but if your hands are cold, you are'nt working hard enough, so if you are doing something that does not take a lot of energy, you need an insulated glove, especially hunting, can't sit for more than 2 hours myself, cold gets to me quickly. I find that a lot of cuts and just annoying kinds of injuries can be avoided, plus your hands stay cleaner at the end of a day, meaning clean up is a lot easier than when they are saturated with grease, oil, Nevr-Sieze, etc. and don't get me wrong, I would not wear them around machinery that those little straps with metal balls get caught on or they become a hazard, and sometimes they just have to come off and you do what you have to do, just makes me happier when I can wear em and I'd rather be happy than miserable. I've heard all the razzin about it too, it don't bother me a bit, I'm happier wearin em, and I don't have much trouble feeling my way through, and it was a challenge to do a lot of work with them on at first, but you can adapt using thin unlined ones, so if I'm turnin wrenches I can still wear em, can hold a nut or bolt, pin, no problem, that's not to say, sometimes they come right off if wearing them will hold me up or prevent me from doing something, I just like having them on, it's a barrier protecting me from a lot of things. Oil, grease, water and just plain workin wears em out and they do cost money, I used to get a gross/bundle or 2 at a time in NYC, for like $15.00, some decent quality others not so good. In the winter I use the flip up mittens like for hunting etc. they are a handy item to have to. I like the unlined leather ones for most work though, they breath, provide a good snug fit and seem to last if you keep em, out of the water, oil, and grease, LOL which never happens. In the winter my thumbs crack so I use masking tape actually and they heal up quick, support the area from cracking, which is painful and annoying like a paper cut, but that and gloves helps big time for these common annoyances. I use a rubber set for oil changes and nasty work, I mean they do warn you about used oil and such, so it's easier to clean them than my hands, although they don't breath at all and your will hands reek after a short period of time. HandShoe
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