Gloves: Yes or No

[hoosiershoer]

I have only been at this a year now, and I am trying to decide wich way to go. My mentor uses gloves, and I have used them all winter, but now that summer is slowly coming its got me to thinking again. We use these very nice goat or lamb skin gloves. They conform nice hold up well and can take a good licken. I am leaning towards staying with them, seeing that I have a good scar, and a bit of pain, on my nuckle from a good and deep rasp cut. I am pretty sure I went darn close to the capsular ligament, if not though it. Last summer I had a saying if I wasn't bleeding a little my wife wouldn't know I went to work. Any way I guess I am weighing the extra sweat against the protection.

[PerformanceHorseshoeing]

The day after I was picking pieces of bone out of my rasp I started wearing gloves. I wear the thin mechanics gloves and they have been great.

[Tiger-Two]

I don’t ware them at all until I hit the bone with something sharp and rusty; however I only keep them on till the skin graphs heal up nice. I might not be the brightest monkey out there but it works for me.

[Bradley-1stChoice]

I use gloves for everything except nailing,
My bare fingers can feel the hoof wall angle
And the combo angle of the nail as I start it.

[Derin Foor]

I fall into the same catagory as Bradley...gloves on to pull shoes and trim, bare hands when nailing.

Besides the rasp factor and saving your hands that way, the gloves provide a barrier against the mud which will dry your hands out very quickly and cause them to crack, bleed, etc.

I like the Mechanics type gloves.

Derin

[Mike Ferrara]

I don't wear gloves.

[NorvalWilhelm]

I use gloves for everything except nailing,
My bare fingers can feel the hoof wall angle
And the combo angle of the nail as I start it.

I'm the same. I wear mechanics gloves right up until it is time to nail. I then pull the gloves since I don't have the feel wearing them. I put them back on for finishing.
I also believe strongly in wearing safety glasses ever since I had to go to the hospital with a piece of nail in my eye.
I was tired of all the little cuts in the hands

[blueflames]

I wear gloves as well. I wear them for while nailing too but I have the ones that have no tips on the thumb, pointer and middle. It works great. I seem to want to rasp the side of my hand alot so those gloves work wonders.

[Chris Rusmisel]

I dont wear gloves unless really cold then just a thin pair of cotton roping gloves to trim....on a side note I find it easier to keep your knuckles out of the way when rasping.:D

[Redd Mcintyre]

I wear a left hand glove all the thru up until nailing. For some reason it was the one that ended up get buggered up when a horse would pull or jerk its foot.:eek:

[JWHORSESHOEING]

I don't wear gloves at all during the summer, but wear them all winter long. I used to wear them only for pulling and trimming but now I even wear them for nailing and don't seem to have any problems with do so. I do usually buy the farriers gloves with the 1st two finger tips cut out. I have not been real impressed by how they hold up though. It seems to me they get tore up pretty quickly. Better them then my hands or knuckles:D

Jonathan Wilson.

[Eric Russell]

I wear gloves when I ski. And occasionally when I shovel snow. :cool:

[Bo Terry]

wear them all the time... I guess I'm just sensitive!:rolleyes:

Bo

[JWHORSESHOEING]

I thought you were always supposed to wear protection when you are nailing something:D

Jonathan Wilson

[Gary_Miller]

I use Nitrile-Coated Nylon Gloves. They cost about $5 are comfortable and wear well and shape to your fingers and hands. I wear them for everything including nailing. They are just like not wearing gloves at all.

You can find them at all the hardware stores and even the convenence stores carry them.

Give them a try I think You will find you like them.

[John Emsley]

Many years ago when apprenticing we drove up to do some ponies that were just being ridden in by the kids and so were very manageable, or so we thought. In less than 10 min. the guy I was working with had a slice on the back of his hand that took 10 stitches to close from one of these little darlings. :cool: From that moment on I've always worn gloves that had the fingers and thumb removed but provides protection for the back and palm of the hand. I feel naked without them now, so always use gloves as a matter of routine. The bicycle or weight lifters gloves work real nice.
John

[cowboyjl]

Grandpa always told me "If you go without wearing gloves long enough, eventually you won't need to were gloves". So far it works for me. Knock on wood.

[cdnshoechic]

ohh, I have these watson gloves (I think there delta too) that are wonderful! Spandex back and thin rubber. Can use them for nailing too. Ok for winter, but put big mitten on top to keep warm anytime not really using hands. My boss has used them all winter and hasn't used gloves for 15 years. Dont use gloves in warm enough weather. I was findng the deerskin wore to easily and these keep your hands dry. Good for mud too! and to top if off, they come in pink!!

[Eric Russell]

[quote=cdnshoechic;104046]ohh, I have these watson gloves (I think there delta too) that are wonderful! Spandex back and thin rubber.quote]

I can't think of anything better than hot slag landing on spandex. :rolleyes:

[Gary Hill]

Ouch! I felt the BURN as I read!:eek:

[Eric Russell]

I guess its better than cutting a heel off and having it go in your boot. :eek: And then dunking your foot in the water bucket so the steam can getcha!

[Tiger-Two]

Ah! See cold shoeing is safer!!!:eek:

[high performance shoeing]

Ah! See cold shoeing is safer!!!:eek:

I hear Eric Russell is going to be taking you along with him in May. He will get you out of that line of thinking. You will be on the phone to Anvil Brand ordering up several forges!:)

[SlowShoe]

I use Nitrile-Coated Nylon Gloves.

Agreed. I use them too, they are VERY thin. Almost like a surgical glove.

I never wore gloves up until about a year and a half ago. I play guitar and the calluses were so large that I was starting have trouble forming certain chords. So I started wearing gloves. It took a lot of getting used to.

The nitrile/fabric gloves seem to be very strong and resist tearing. Its sort of like wearing a very strong breathable surgical glove.

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Gary you can get some great pricing on these here:
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I was in Colorado working with a respected farrier for the day. He didnt wear gloves. So later that evening we were out to dinner with him and his son (apprentice) and I told him I usually wore gloves. His reply was "You do? ... Well I usually do too." He basically said he didnt want to appear to be 'a wuss' so left the gloves off that day since he didnt know many who wore gloves. ;)

[Eric Russell]

I hear Eric Russell is going to be taking you along with him in May. He will get you out of that line of thinking. You will be on the phone to Anvil Brand ordering up several forges!:)

Where do you come up with stuff mcdonald?:confused:

[John Emsley]

I don't know Nick, but I think he might be America's answer to Red Amor. :D Both cool guys. Don't threaten to come over here Red, I'm going out. :p
John

[RedRoan56]

For those of you who have access to any military surplus stores, see if you can get a pair of the aviators gloves. These have a leather palm and fingers but have a body and backing of KEVLAR fabric. I carried them for years when humping a machine gun w/ multiple hot barrels (1200 rnds a minute will heat things up a bit) and when working on tracked vehicle engines. The palms and fingers will give you all the touch you need, but, prevent you from getting your fingers burned or pinched. The KEVLAR is great in that it is almost indestructible and allows your hands to breath and prevent nasty sweating and slipping (:eek:). What is even better is that the gloves are also machine washable :D.

[Tiger-Two]

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See I do have one! :eek:

[high performance shoeing]

Might be a good idea to move those bullets away from there, eh?:cool:

[Tiger-Two]

Nah It makes for excitement!:eek: That is my “Tactical Farrier” nail box holder. It keeps the water out!

[Bryan McElwee]

"Tactical Farrier" Man you have beat that dead horse long enough! You manage to bring up something to do with this TSAR in just about every post you make (which is plenty). Give it a rest. That tactical **** aint helping your farrier work. What is it some made up cult that you and a few buddies came up with? Not the first thing came up when its googled. Are you living in a make believe world? High performance said the tail about a tattoo going throught to the bone was a myth and now all over a sudden you've worked in a morgue. Im going to start calling you topper. Everytime somebdy says something you try and top them. For all this you say you do you sure do spend a lot of time on here!!!

[Tiger-Two]

"Tactical Farrier" Man you have beat that dead horse long enough! You manage to bring up something to do with this TSAR in just about every post you make (which is plenty). Give it a rest. That tactical **** aint helping your farrier work. What is it some made up cult that you and a few buddies came up with? Not the first thing came up when its googled. Are you living in a make believe world? High performance said the tail about a tattoo going throught to the bone was a myth and now all over a sudden you've worked in a morgue. Im going to start calling you topper. Everytime somebdy says something you try and top them. For all this you say you do you sure do spend a lot of time on here!!!

I have been called much worse so knock your self out with that one. The “Tactical Farrier” on my rig was a bet I was put up to by a few farriers I know so cool it buddy. It’s a joke so get over your self. I am a EMT on the FD here we spend a lot of time in the ER’s here and yes we work with dead people a lot, its part of our training. :eek:
As far as being on here I have the MDC in the truck so I have the net every where I go! :cool:

[George Geist]

"Tactical Farrier" Man you have beat that dead horse long enough! You manage to bring up something to do with this TSAR in just about every post you make (which is plenty). Give it a rest. That tactical **** aint helping your farrier work. What is it some made up cult that you and a few buddies came up with? Not the first thing came up when its googled. Are you living in a make believe world? High performance said the tail about a tattoo going throught to the bone was a myth and now all over a sudden you've worked in a morgue. Im going to start calling you topper. Everytime somebdy says something you try and top them. For all this you say you do you sure do spend a lot of time on here!!!

Bryan,
Far be it from me to pile on the Panzerfuhrer here but I just couldn't resist.

Check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeburg,_Illinois

His home town of Freeburg Illinois. I'm on record as saying this aint Mayberry and he aint Andy. It's worse yet-he's BARNEY!!!:D

For all his tall tales of dynamic entry raids in crack houses and such it turns out he lives in a sleepy bedroom community with no crime beyond someones dog peeing on someone else's lawn:rolleyes: I bet making sure the dog is licensed is the biggest extent of his policing:eek:

My word this stuff is priceless!:p
George

[Tiger-Two]

Wow I am kind of impressed that you guys would go to so much trouble over me! Yeah check out Belleville right next door! We rollin in dah hood:cool: I live there soI can sleep at night I don’t work there.

[George Geist]

Wow I am kind of impressed that you guys would go to so much trouble over me! Yeah check out Belleville right next door! We rollin in dah hood:cool: I live there soI can sleep at night I don’t work there.
And just why wouldn't you be able to sleep anywhere you wanted to? Especially with guys like yourself providing the security?

Nah, sorry I got you pegged as a BSer
George

[Bryan McElwee]

George Im glad somebody else is seeing through his BS too! Hes like a 3rd grader with a new toy. Just got to show it off. Next thing you know he is going to be some super star at something else. Just wait until the next person brings something else up.

[Tiger-Two]

Yeah you got me. Good job!:rolleyes:

[Bryan McElwee]

IAs far as being on here I have the MDC in the truck so I have the net every where I go! :cool:

Do you sleep in your truck now? Oh wait....you must be on a late night stake out. I bet the criminals really tremble when they see you rolling down the street in the "tactical farrier" rig. You wear the face paint and camo while your shoeing for quicker responce time if you get a call?

[George Geist]

Do you sleep in your truck now? Oh wait....you must be on a late night stake out. I bet the criminals really tremble when they see you rolling down the street in the "tactical farrier" rig. You wear the face paint and camo while your shoeing for quicker responce time if you get a call?
ROTFLMAO! Good job Bryan!

Best watch yourself, I bet he fought more bigger better bulls than you too:rolleyes:

[Bryan McElwee]

ROTFLMAO! Good job Bryan!

Best watch yourself, I bet he fought more bigger better bulls than you too:rolleyes:



Ill take that bet and buy a plane ticket for him to come down here to UCLA and prove it!

Edit to add...for tiger two...UCLA is Upper Corner of Lower ALabama.

[George Geist]

Wonder where Phil is tonight? I bet he's another friend of Phils:D

[Bryan McElwee]

Phil is going to be ****ed at him. At the # of post Tiger-two makes a day it wont be long before he knocks Phil off the top for # of post.

[George Geist]

Hey, your right about that! He'll soon catch Patty then Phil will be the grand prize:eek:

[George Geist]

As per the Panzerfuhrers request http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois

Belleville Illinois. Looks like some real "mean streets" this guy works in:rolleyes:
George

[Cyber Farrier]

I was away for a few hours and you can't manage to stay on topic and not get personal. Am I missing something? Are you all fifth graders?

Baron