I bought these gloves for my husband and was a little worried based on a couple reviews but I went with since most were good. He LOVES these gloves. Now he is not a hard core outside worker but he uses them most days to cut up firewood and work on stuff in the garage. He has had them about a month now and they still look great. I've even washed them twice. Over all I am so happy that I bought theses and so is my husband!
As for the glove them selves, they are well built and very fictional. The tips of the gloves work great to use the phone, I never have any problems with them connecting even when it's cold. There is an option to cut the tips of the 3 main fingers (along the red line in picture) and it will fold open so you can use your fingers tips and then they will fold back closed. I am not real sure of the use for this, I guess if you needed to be able to feel things more carefully?? I don't know but it is a really cool feature. The design is great for working or doing things because they flex with your hands. They have held up to a few washes and the icy cold weather of Colorado this year.... They can also be worn when it is warmer and you just need a work glove... I will be buying another pair as back up since they work so well!!
Oh and don't worry about packaging they come like they are fragile and could break lol ( I thought I would show their "amazing" over packaging just for fun) ;-)
I'm very tough on gloves and when Home Depot dumped CLC I tried all the other major brands at the big box stores, including the ones everyone raves about. None of them fit well or lasted long. Maybe it's just me but they had seams in unfortunate places and some literally got shredded after only one day. Yes. Eventually I started ordering CLC over Amazon.
CLC is the only brand I could find that's tough enough to be called a work glove and also perfectly fits me. The CLC Contractor Gloves are medium-duty, lightweight gloves that I wear for everything that requires protection and some dexterity, which means I wear them for everything except moving concrete blocks and other super abrasive projects (I wear five dollar leather work gloves for that stuff).
They're double-stitched at crucial points and the material is double-layered on the fingertips, but not so thick you can't feel anything. I find I can keep using them once the first layer fails, I just trim away the frayed first layer and then I'm more careful what I grab. Once the second layer fails I dump them, but believe me, these gloves last a LONG time.
The internal padding is well-placed so there's lots of flexibility and dexterity. The non-contact areas are breathable mesh so my hands don't get hot even in very hot weather.
I haven't had problems with melting or poor materials as other guys have posted here... I don't get it, but whatever. Your mileage may vary with regard to fit, but aside from that these are the best you'll find.
These are amazing. Im killer on gloves. The best i get on a pair is a couple weeks before splits and tears occur. I endup using super glue to repair thembut eventually they give up the ghost. Not these babies. I have run over 10 pounds of deck screw thru these and have beaten the daylights out of these building a12' by 36' covered deck. These still look like new and are only getting more comfortable. At first these seemed tight but after a couple hours use they seem to have broken in. The padding is great and running powertools is so much more comfortable. My only complaint is that they are a bit warm inthe summer sun. I cant wait to try these out with the chainsaw
Update. Well im still on my original pair. They have been to heck and back. I build my entire 12 by 36 foot cover porch with these. Thats everything from removing the bushes and tearing down the old steps to digging the post holes screwing together the deck and putting on a steel roof. Over 3 months of abuse in the evenings and weekends. The gloves would get soaked in the rain and be bakedd in the 100 plus degree steel roof. Well over 100 lbs of pt wood screws and sawing until my arms wanted to fall off. These gloves never missed a beat. The index finger on the left hand has just started to wear thru the first layer of material, other than that they are like new. I ordered a new pair cause they were on sale and the new ones are built as good as my original pair. I love these gloves
I bought my first pair of the CLC Subcontractor gloves at a Home Depot or Lowe's about four years ago. What I liked about these gloves was that the thumb and forefinger are stitched just below the first knuckle so that you can cut the fingertip off for a little more dexterity when wiring electrical panels and/or terminating control wiring into terminals. Yet they were still rugged enough to handle steel and protect your hands. The first pair i owned lasted through years of abuse but when it was finally time to replace them, I couldn't find them at any of the big box stores. When I saw them on Amazon, I immediately bought a pair. This time they only lasted a month before the stitching came loose and the glove fell apart. I went back to my original four year old pair of Subcontractors which while raggedy and beat up are still better than the new pair. I'm half tempted to try again with another pair but I'm afraid they don't make them like they used to.
Update: 2/27/18- on my third or fourth pair. Considering the fact that I abuse these gloves more than the average user, I upgraded to 4 stars. I get about 6 months of use before I have to replace due to wear and tear.
I use these around my house for a variety of tasks including home renovation projects, gardening, and car repair. I occasionally have to take them off to handle small parts, but I can keep them on for most tasks. They do a good job of protecting my hands from minor impacts, abrasions, and light heat. I have gone through several pairs of these and they typically last me about a year depending on how harsh of work I am doing. My last pair made it through a massive roof tear off project without wearing out (~2,500 square feet of asphalt roof removed, deck cut up and removed, and debris handled).
I would compare and contrast these with other brands, but there are few that actually offer their gloves in a small size. I don't know if this is some kind of vanity thing, or if they do not sell enough smalls to justify making them. In any case, I am glad they make these in a small size and they fit my hands well.
I would like to try this manufacturer's top of the line "Contractor" gloves, but they do not sell them in a small size for some reason.
Feature Product
- Clarino synthetic leather is tough, soft and comfortable to wear, resists shrinking, stretching and hardening
- Padded knuckles provide protection against bumps
- Wing closing strap for perfect adjustments and easy-on, easy-off
- Stretch spandex for flexibility and fit
- Lycra side panels for improved dexterity
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GENERAL PURPOSE GLOVES
Bought a few pairs second time around. Found them excellent as a work glove when I did electrical work for new houses. Twisted solid 12awg copper is a very tough task for any gloves, but these had double layered fingertip material which really took the sting out of it without sacrificing dexterity. I'm a bit of a glove whore and found these to be a great all around glove. Good grip for driving while in winter without ugly silicone prints like on other gloves. Neoprene backing provides good protection against the elements. I use these also for mountainbiking which they are great for when biting the dust. A little warm during summer riding due to the slightly thicker materials.
These wear a decent quality glove. A little thin feeling on the backside of the hand. Not a great strap tie feeling either. Palm leather is outstanding, but the glove leave you with a feeling of so so quality. So a rating of a 7 on this glove. Being in construction we use a lot of gloves and test a lot of them. Well Lamont Red Gripper 7647M glove by far has been the best I have used. These glove will work in light duty, good grip with not good protection for the back of the hand glove. Purchased 3 different pairs to compare and Lamont's, and they won. Custom Leathercraft 130M came in second and G & F 1089M came in 3rd in quality.
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I honestly wore through so many different varieties of mechanic gloves. I probably went through 4 really expensive ones around 30-35 $ for a pair. These on the other hand are a lot cheaper and actually " fit like a glove". In a 3 month times where I would throw away my mechanix gloves cause they were literally embaressing cause they would look like hobo gloves. These custom leather crafts are just barely starting to wear through the first layer of leather on the finger tips. I would buy these again once Im done beating up the current pair or lose them.I'm really rough on my hands and the gf hates that I get really deep gashes and or cuts . that I would super glue them shut to go on with my day. These give me the confidence that what ever I'm holding I won't cut my hands or knuckles open. The gf is happy with these as well.
CLC is one of the best brands of work gloves!
I should know I have over 30 years experience as a film grip and rigger for high steel crews
Also delivered fast and correct by amazon but not by Great Household they got the order all wrong !!
Wont use the again!
They are form fitting, high quality gloves. I've worn out completely two pairs over the years, and for gloves, they have held up very well!
Finger Dexterity:
These gloves are designed so that the thumb and first two fingers may be trimmed off at the tips. I've tried this with other gloves, but they just fall apart as the stitching isn't designed for this. With these gloves, just cut the tips off just above the red stitching, and you have some gloves that work wonderfully for dexterity work. I have two pairs, one with the fingers cut out and one with them whole.
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