I'm getting so tired of using work gloves that won't even last through one project.

I just got a nice pair of gloves from Duluth Trading that I figured would be great. Hell, their fire hose pants I wear have survived a lot of punishment.

http://www.duluthtrading.com/s...px?processor=content

I was impressed when they arrived, but the forefinger/middle finger seams were completely split after one weekend of screwing with a block retaining wall and gravel. Same issue with various brands of leather from Home Depot.

Does anyone make a pair that I don't need to treat as disposable items? (ie, they last more than a weekend??)

Send em back to Duluth for a refund

I've had better luck with hawk armor skin gloves. Not much will stand up to masonry work though. Better just work on them callouses.

I've been wearing WellsLamont full leather deerskin gloves for decades and have always had good luck with them for work around the house/property and out in the woods from my days fighting fire to cutting firewood nowadays.

Don't know how well they'd hold up to the kind of work you're doing, but they're cheap enough to give it go.

I use Wells Lamont gloves from Costco. Three pairs for $20. I have been buying them for my tree service crew for 20 years.

Not really. I have never had a pair last longer than a month. I went to buying nitrile gardening gloves on sale as the cost per day of use was lower than leather, atlas, or mechanix.

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Originally posted by Voshterkoff:
Not really. I have never had a pair last longer than a month. I went to buying nitrile gardening gloves on sale as the cost per day of use was lower than leather, atlas, or mechanix.

I've gone the other way too, got sick of spending top dollar on things that wear out too quickly. I use these disposable ones. $3.50 a pair, they last for days to weeks for me.

I like thin gloves that still let me have dexterity for most things.

This is what I've been using for a few years now. You can find them at HD in 3 packs and save a few bucks sometimes.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Gre...-25053-030/202709681

They wear out and I replace them. I have a few pairs laying around at any one time. I can rinse them in a sink if they get dirty.

I have leather gloves if I need more protection for something but the thin ones are used for 95% of the work I do.

These work awesome

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by Voshterkoff:
Not really. I have never had a pair last longer than a month. I went to buying nitrile gardening gloves on sale as the cost per day of use was lower than leather, atlas, or mechanix.

I've gone the other way too, got sick of spending top dollar on things that wear out too quickly. I use these disposable ones. $3.50 a pair, they last for days to weeks for me.

I use similar gloves from the gardening section at Walmart:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mid...ouch-Gloves/38440604

Most of the time throughout the day, I use simple nitrile gloves for regular work, but I'll throw on a set of these gloves for tasks that would rip up the nitriles. About $5.00 a pair and they last me a couple of weeks.

My most recent favorite are $1.99 at Harbor Freight. Polyurethane coated nylon gloves. Great for gripping dry items and protecting the contact area on your hands. They do get a bit slick when wet, and disintegrate when using them around anything that sparks.

Skins and the Safe guy have the right idea. I bought a pack or two of the cheap coated ones for work and they actually seem to hold up as good as the more expensive ones. I think I got mine in a bulk pack on Amazon. That way when they get worn out you just toss them instead of feeling bad your $25 gloves have a rip in them.

I think these are the gloves I got at The Tractor Store. They have a pile lining inside and have held up well:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/...s-large?cm_vc=-10005

I don't know if they are pigskin or cowhide.

Rock/stone/concrete work will tear up most gloves in no time at all.

Our company started buying these gloves and they are tough. Majestic Gloves. I've always been a leather glove guy, usually buying Tillmans.

Normally I'd blow a hole or two in a pair of leathers after a day of cutting or a week of work. The Majestics just seem to last and last.

ETA: my link only goes to their home page. Search "3437" on their home page.

These things are tough. The gloves are "cut-less" and made with dyneema thread whatever that is, check the link above. They can be found for less than ten bucks.

Lots of good info so far. I haven't done much concrete/stone work in the past, so I didn't realize this was pretty much normal.

I'll have to look into both some of the suggested brands for longevity, as well as some of the more disposable variety.

I forget which one, but one of the animal skin varieties are known to be tougher than others when it comes to stone/masonry work. Deer, Goat, Llama, Giraffe, Baby Seal, one of them. Look into that... from that angle, I mean.

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My most recent favorite are $1.99 at Harbor Freight.

Looks just like what I buy at Costco. Example from a past sale.

I have two pairs of leather gloves from when I was in the Navy. Thick leather that has taken a beating. The seam for the index finger has split after 20 years of use and the pinky finger has worn through on one pair. The other pair I keep in the truck for fueling up and when I need a pair while out.

http://militaryhandwear.com/pdetail/glove3/

Depending on amount of dexterity needed, true leather gloves are the best.

Even then, when I was working I rarely had a pair last more than a day.