Work glove discovery
How do you get the best fit
for a leather work
glove?
My new method is to buy a
size too small. Medium is a very tight fit for me, but it only took a
few sessions of chopping wood for them to stretch just enough to form a
custom fit on each finger.
I'm thinking this might also
make the gloves last longer. The first place to usually show wear on
the size large I bought in the past was on the fingers that didn't have
a snug fit.
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I agree with the fingers wearing out first. I never thought about my gloves being to big. I have holes in the fingers long before the gloves wear out what do you do about that? Have you tried cutting the ends out?
Comment by
Tressa
— Tue Jan 28 17:42:12 2014
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Great idea!
Thanks for the tip! Wouldn't have expected this result, but since leather gloves stretch, this is really good to know!
Comment by
Rhonda from Baddeck
— Wed Jan 29 09:31:03 2014
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You could try...
You might try soaking them in water before working with them the first time. This should speed up the "Fitting" process.
Comment by
JC
— Wed Jan 29 12:23:44 2014
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These are my most favorite glove. I buy a pair every fall to use with our woodstove. I never get burned using them...I can stick my hands in and turn a partially burned log...open and shut the door without heat. Love love these gloves. I too wear a med and find it stretches out after just a few times wearing them....They are so comfortable and become fitted exactly to my hands. About the beginning of each spring I develop a hole in the tip of my index finger....who knows why....but by that time they have performed like a champ! I cannot bear them in summer as they make my hands hot but for fall and winter...they are amazing!
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amy
— Mon Jun 30 10:25:58 2014
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