Nice and heavy duty
Stood up to handling 150 60# landscape blocks.
I love these b/c they are the only gloves I can pull out thorny weeds with!
Leather is stiffer than it used to be, but they do wear in.
Good gloves but price is a lot higher than they were when you could find them in stores.
I am a tall female with fairly large hands and find mens gloves usually fit me better than womens.
I needed some very heavy duty gloves for an upcoming bath remodel and landscape block job.
These looked perfect (I specifically wanted the leather palms as I am helping my husband remove a huge mirror from a wall and want to make my hands are protected)
I am pleased with the thickness of the leather and protection for fingers and palms.
Unfortunately the hands of the gloves fit great but the fingers are cut much too short (add in the bulky fabric seams and the glove is pretty uncomfortable on fingers). This will get me through the bath remodel but no way am I using these on the landscape block job.
My husband has shorter fingers so he will use these in future and I will search for gloves that fit me better.
P.s. My dog has fallen in love with these and has chewed the fingers several times, and they have no holes.
Feature Product
- HIGH QUALITY AND DURABLE: Made with high quality cowhide spit leather with keystone thumb for full durability and sturdiness
- VERSATILE: Multi-purpose and can be used for commercial, residential or industrial work
- COMFORTABLE: Cowhide spit material in the palm and knuckle, breathable yellow canvas back, cotton lining, and rubberized safety cuff
- PROTECTIVE: High quality leather will keep you safe and resistant from abrasion
Description
Be ready for the job and stay protected with Stanley's Select Cowhide spit Leather Palm Work and Safety Gloves! Made with high quality cowhide spit leather, these gloves have full durability and can be counted on as a reliable multi-purpose glove. Along with their sturdy feel, these gloves are also made with a breathable yellow canvas back, cotton lining, and a rubberized safety cuff. You will always be protected and resist abrasion whether you are working in a commercial, residential or industrial setting with these Stanley gloves!
I love the fall, and I love the smell of campfires and wood stoves. However, I hate having to split, carry, and stack firewood for said campfires and wood stoves. I try to tell my husband that my delicate hands weren't made for lifting firewood, but since I like being warm, I have to pitch in. With my last pair of work gloves gone missing, I pulled out these that I had put aside for my older son to use. These gloves are a bit big for me, but they were not so big that I could not use my hands and bend my fingers. The "raw" leather of the fingers and palms of these gloves provided protection from the twigs, sticks, knots, splinters, etc that comes along with splitting and stacking firewood. The day were were working wasn't terribly cold, so I can't speak for how warm it kept my hands, but typically work gloves aren't very warm (in my opinion). When I first stared out, the gloves were stiff but by the end of the day the leather had loosened up and the gloves were more flexible and softer. It is the first time I can remember working with the firewood and NOT ending the day with cuts, scrapes, and splinters. I am very pleased with these gloves, the only thing that would have made them perfect would have been if there were a bit smaller. I'm happy with these and recommend them to anyone looking for some durable work gloves.
I am the typical weekend warrior, and even though I don't do physical work everyday, I try to take whatever precautions I can to protect myself. Gloves are one of the most important to me as I hate to get my hands torn up.
=== The Good Stuff ===
* I live in the Pacific Northwest, which is blackberry bush heaven. Blackberries have large, sharp thorns that will tear up even leather gloves during an afternoon of ripping out plants. These held up as well as any leather gloves I have ever used, both for durability and for protecting my hands from the biggest and sharpest thorns.
* The sizing on the gloves seems about right- I fit well into a large as usual. However the fingers did seem a bit small-which isn't a problem for me, but could be for anyone with longer fingers.
* The palms and thumb area provided a nice level of protection from blisters from both shoveling and the use of other garden tools.
* The gloves were comfortable to wear all day, although they got hot- which is to be expected from heavier gloves. I didn't really notice the wristband mentioned in the product description.
=== The Not-So-Good Stuff ===
* After a few days of use, some of the seams are beginning to show signs of unraveling. C'mon.
* I realize that yellow is Stanley's color, but drop one of these in a field of dry grass, and it is up to your dog to find it. An orange stripe or two would have been helpful.
=== Summary ===
I normally go through a couple pairs of work gloves a year, and these seem like they will last about as long as the average glove. Since they are a little more expensive, I had hoped for better. On the other hand, they provided great protection against both brambles and blisters.
I've know the Stanley brand since I was a kid. If either of the hardware stores in our little town sold any other brands, they weren't brands that my folks or relatives ever bought. It's one of those brands that I trust. Faced with multiple brand choices, I’ll choose the Stanley brand rather than debate the virtues and price differences of the others available. I was recently able to replace some old tried and true “do it all” leather gloves. The newer version, Stanley’s Leather Palm Glove with Yellow Canvas Back, looks slightly different, but work just as well as the old ones for whole hand protection. They were perfect when I dug up and moved paving stones. After a thousand square feet of pavers were in their new location, the gloves showed no rips or tears, just scuff marks, little signs of wear. I have a pair of Stanley’s Blue Two-Ply Nitrile-Coated Machine Knit Polyester Gloves. They’re in the same price range and are for those jobs that require a little more dexterity and less protection. They’re the ones I’d pick for wet jobs especially. There may be less expensive options available, but I don’t have enough knowledge of other options from other brands to do a comparison. I’ve seen similar gloves priced for less, but haven’t tried them because I already chose Stanley. Highly recommend.
The Stanley S73111 Select Shoulder Leather Palm Gloves with Yellow Canvas Back are very sturdy and fit my hands well. The gray palm area of the gloves is made with tough shoulder leather that covers the entire thumb and the bottom of the hand. An inch of the wrist area in back of the palm is a continuation of the palm leather. The two middle fingers are reinforced with a border at the hand joints that allows for a good grip without the gloves bunching up or ripping. Made of a lighter canvas material, the 2.5 inches cuffs keep the wrists safe from scraping or debris from sawing or welding. On the backside of the gloves the index finger is completely covered by shoulder leather and the other three finger tips are covered by 1.5 inches of the tough leather material. A band of the leather covers the fist knuckles. The rest of the back of the gloves is a sturdy canvas material. Inside the gloves the palms are covered by a soft felt material that absorbs shock and prevents blistering. I used the gloves to move some cement blocks and they worked great in lifting, carrying, and placing the heavy slabs. With use the stiff gloves become more flexible and hand-fitting. Excellent sturdy gloves from Stanley, a company I trust.
I use leather work gloves for a variety of garden tasks, from trimming rose bushes to moving large rocks. I usually wear out two or three pair a year, so they get a good bit of use. The Stanley gloves are your standard construction, with leather in front and cloth in back, and a wide cuff to protect your wrists. I wear a medium to large glove, and these were pretty big on my hands.
My pair is now pretty scuffed up, but showing no signs of tearing, nor has any stitching come loose. Unlike most work gloves, the outside leather isn’t smooth, which gives you a little extra grip with wet or slippery items. It’s still very supple, and hasn’t hardened up like some other gloves do with use.
Overall, these are comfortable and a pleasure to work with. They seem to be a slightly higher quality than the generic gloves you get at the big box store. I won’t know if they’re worth the extra couple of dollars until I get through the fall, and see how well they hold up. If they’re still with me next spring, I’ll certainly be getting another pair.
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