So, I went to Amazon to look at "White Ox Gloves" to wear while trimming my Bougainvilleas. Now, my Amazon recommendations include: a Burke Bar, a 14oz Titanium framing hammer, a Skil Saw and a carpenters' tool belt...
My Voc-Tec Tool and Die teacher in high school had a special knack for story telling. Every Thursday we'd sit the entire class and he's tell us stories. Kids would skip some days, but NOT Thursdays. Even the wise guys were calm and listened intently. To every word. He was THAT good! I've never met someone so interesting and easy to listen to..........till now. He talked about Machine Tools, Farming, WWII, The Auto Industry, even a little about women and booze. That would have been about 1976. I remember those days fondly, and I miss them and the stories. Your style reminds me of him. Great content, GREAT channel.
exactly same with my math teacher on secondary grammar school in Slovakia.We had math every day,he told us in september if we focus on math 4 times a week without a single interruption,he reserve one day a week for easy talking and stories,it was thursday. He talked about everything,even political opinions,jokes,gave us good ideas for life.Very good teacher,everybody loved him.
I tried these gloves on your recommendation and they're fantastic! Seemed to me cotton wouldn't be up to the task of protecting from punctures but was I ever wrong. Spent hours pulling and handling carpet today. Staples and spike strips everywhere. Nothing ever made it through the gloves. Thank you for the recommendation sir and keep up the great videos!
I never thought I'd spend 6 minutes watching a youtube video on something as mundane as work gloves. I've been inhaling your content as much as I can since I discovered your channel... absolutely brilliant. Appreciate your fervor for hard (but efficient!) work, good tools, and your obvious delight at sharing this information with the rest of us.
Love your testimonial. It's great to get an honest appraisal of a product without it being bought and paid for. Your comments are like what you get from Consumer Reports. Just an honest appraisal of a product and you are showing your care for your viewers safety with your knowledge. Thanks. Have a blessed day.
As someone who never had a dad. This channel is one of the few places on youtube where I can learn about things like this with someone who is honest in their opinions and experiences. You've helped me decide what is best for me for jeans, gloves, hammers, how I carry myself in certain situations & places. Ways to be a good man in certain situations. Thanks.
@@MarkTrades__ he didn’t help you decide. he robbed you. he told you to spend your money on what he profits from and you didn’t even try the rest to see if they’re better.
This is the first time I've heard gloves wearing out faster described as an advantage. "You get to wear new gloves more often." Well, yes, I suppose so.
How in the hell has he not been approached by sponsors?! I've watched three hours of his content (and counting) just today itself. Thank you for the knowledge you put out there.
A recommendation and a testimonial to back it up with from a Craftsman. Essential information for those that appreciate your knowledge and experience. : )
In the oil and gas industry, we have a very similar and ubiquitous glove not unlike these. Usually come in white, green, and orange. They have all the same characteristics, and pros and cons. Gave a 12 pair pack to both my father in law and father, and they both beg me to buy more every time I see them. You just can’t beat the feeling of a good cotton glove
As a Saw Filer I used White Ox my whole career. You couldn't use any type of leather as it was too slippery and if you had a puncture through the leather you get cut BAD. You could feel the teeth coming through the White Ox before they cut you. I, and my co-workers tried many different types of cotton gloves. We had to buy them (through work) and we tried to save money on the cheap ones. Most of the cheap gloves would get a hole in them within hours or the thumb seam would give out. We always ended up going back to the White Ox. Their seams held for the most part and they are double layered on the working side. I would go through a pair of White Ox in a week to a week and a half, benching round saws. Believe me I didn't want to spend that much money on gloves, but you got your moneys worth with White Ox.
I served in the Navy on an oiler refueling other ships in Vietnam while underway back on the '60s, and we had plenty of winches with wire cable on them. When the wire started wearing out and the individual strands of wire broke, like you showed on the choker, we called those "fish hooks" in the Navy. They were always there waiting to stab your hand good and deep, or rip your hand open. Replacing the wire on the winches was not a job that anyone looked forward to, but it was a necessary evil that went along with serving on a ship in the Navy. It would have been nice to have these gloves (or ANY gloves) way back then! Thanks for the lesson on gloves from someone who's been there and done that!!
Those gloves are like the old school cotton gloves i wore working in the oilfields of West Texas....they come in varying ounces also....now we all wear impact gloves....they both get the job done so its just a matter of preference....nice video....
I went and bought a pair after seeing this video. After two days of use, they are showing wear parts. they also shrunk after getting wet. I have short fingers and my fingers are pushing the tips of the gloves. Developing holes in a couple of fingertips. 12 bucks a pair at a local store.
I tried them, but they have ZERO grip (running a plastic handled hedge trimmer) and a rose bush thorn had no problem getting thru the palm and finger. I got the #1016.
I'm pretty sure he was talking about the frayed metal wire things that would cut you when you're grabbing that junk. I'm not sure how well that actually works. Though, you should of gotten gardening gloves, they are note suited to thorns
Can't compare tough cowhide to human skin. Cowhide leather is less vascularized, has far fewer glands in a given area, is designed to support a much thicker hair covering. All characteristics evolved for hard conditions. Good leather gloves will break-in like a second skin and as far as care? Put them on, wash with mild soap like you would your bare hands, towel dry, grab some mink oil or Obenauf's, and rub it in like you would using O'Keefes's.
Working in a steel mill doing maintenance I use cotton. Beat the pants off of leather when oily and greasy, just fine for welding, more shock absorbtion and insulation from heat and cold, quick on and off, and cheap enough that you don't worry about wrecking a pair. The biggest downside is the grip out of the pack. They break in pretty well though. Now, when I was rolling steel bars and grinding, painting, and stamping them by hand, soft leather palm with a breathable canvas back was the winner. Got about 18-20 working days before the right hand would wear out.
@@BlownF150 Your comment reminded me of the day that a candle caught the curtain alight when I was helping a friend with some work in his garden. Rather than rip it down and stomp it in the carpet, I managed to put it out by beating the flames out with my cowhide gloves and then rubbing the smouldering remains out against my Levi's with my gloved hands. My friend was amazed that my gloves survived it and my jeans were fine after a few washes.
I've never found that perfect pair of gloves....I think I've tried them all....except these. I'll try them after seeing this. A side Note: In the 1970's decade brick masons were in great demand. As a contractor I couldn't wait on them, so I laid my on brick veneer. I found that a brown jersey glove would last for one house (6- 10 days) if you placed surgical tape on the finger tips while they were still new.... worked awesome for the handling/laying brick! ....13
Luis Crespo Wrangler star just talks to hear his own head rattle. If one of his videos is 20 min, it's a safe bet that the same exact info could've been conveyed in a 10 min video (if not less). I can't remember the last time I watched one of his videos.
that_G_EvanP i’m a wildland firefighter and I only wear custom boots cause I know that they will last me many years and he knows what he is talking about cause he lives it this guy is paid to talk about crap that he doesn’t know what he is talking about
DJ Gibreheim You're entitled to your opinion but I'll take Essential Craftsman over Wranglerstar any day of the week. Not saying Wranglerstar doesn't have a good channel, I'm just stating my opinion. P.S. I'm pretty sure Scott knows what he's talking about.
I've lived in the Pacific northwest for most of my life and have bought White Ox gloves for most of my working career. Logging, construction and machinery maintenance have all been done with them. They are the best all around working gloves I've ever come across.
It's incredible how hard it is to find good gloves. When I was in construction, I spent so much money trying to find a pair that would last. The handle on shovels would tear through most of them inside a month. Sometimes inside a week! I tried cheap and expensive and it seemed the expensive ones were the worst. It was almost always in the seams. The palm, thumb or fore finger. I ended up buying a 5 pack of those thick gardening gloves you see everywhere and they actually worked the best. Now that I'm driving again, I need the sensitivity in my fingers for strapping down loads, using keys and locks etc. and I've found the Wells Lamont leather gloves to work great for that. I can get 4 months or so use out of them which isn't bad for the $10 I pay for them.
Thank you for your hard work in this life and for sharing your insights with those who chose to follow the path of hard, fruitful, and satisfying work. Your channel over the years has helped me become the craftsman I’ve wanted to be. God Bless you and your family and every one else with a good work ethic.
Worked in the bush in BC years ago, logging. The company started out buying any kind of gloves you asked for but in short order went to only White Ox. Nobody complained because it's what we all wanted anyway. Right on all points, good in all weather, lasted longer than anything else we tried and took a couple of days to work in but worth that little bit of effort.
i work in sales. I'm 31. I think I'm missing something. There's a desire to build in me, to get my hands dirty, and to use my body. For some funny reason I looked down on the trades when I was in high school. With retrospection I didn't see myself as a tough enough guy to put up the work, Now I see differently. It's never too late but the switch might be hard. I have signed up for a woodworking class at a maker labs studio. It's not trades training but at least I'm reaching. Love your channel. You speak simple wisdom that is becoming far too rare in this gigabyte gigagulp world.
You know, I know a guy who became a Crane Operator at 35 after apprenticing for a couple years. What I'm saying in all that is, it's never too late to pick up a new skill or trade. Many of the trades pay quite well too
@@colinfiggins3372 "The road to Hell is paved in best intentions." Look... I don't know your family or friends. Most of us, most of the time, honestly want the best for our closest people. We just don't always know what that "best" is... so I'm not going to tell you to dismiss what your family tells you... or the friends who might know you more than you think you know yourself. Just be careful about all the advice and direction. There's a little bit of personal internal bias that everybody puts into their "best advice". You need to understand (of course) that you're talking about making a change for yourself. It's not easy. Carpentry and fabricating isn't easy. Engineering (and yes, it IS some engineering) isn't easy. The money's often slow, clients are squirrelly... and some are downright dishonest. The trades are FULL to overflowing with slackers who could've gotten a PhD out of high-school, could've been a contender, but would rather take an "easy route" to something they can do high... It's full of drugs and addicts, too... like the rest of the world. I'd be remiss to paint you a "pretty picture" of rosy scenery and not include the distractions, disruptive and toxic people... etc... If you have a career... it's okay to work that a while. Take this "change" on in smaller bites. EVERYTHING in life is a series of steps. You can make those big obnoxious and ambitious back-breaking, mind-warping steps... OR you can cut them down to manageable, simple, little steps. Make it a hobby, to get your feet wet. Let the career (even that you hate it kinda) pay for some of your start-up... the hammers, drill, circle saw, squares, marking outfits... and practice some application. Let a guy "from the industry" know you're working on something, and take friendly advice, try to understand WHY he thinks it's supposed to be done a certain way. As you gain a bit of confidence, because... well... let's face it. This stuff ain't rocket science. There's engineering involved, but that's just knowing the math... doing the hard stuff. The rules don't change... As you get better, you can start making this hobby pay for itself... not just for Christmas presents that shorten the shopping for family and friends that wouldn't say "sh*t" to you if they had a mouthful. Take a few odd-jobs. Help the neighbor down the street renovate (or completely rebuild) his shed. Set up a swingset for someone a few blocks out... Maybe you make a few bucks (feels like recovering from the tools) and maybe you just get your lawn mowed or an evening of lemonade (hard preferably) and a sunset watch from an old backyard swing... (don't forget to look for termite damage so you have another excuse to do something)... AND when the opportunity comes, someone will point you out to a local contractor... ADMIT you're just starting out... a "frustrated amateur who wants to learn"... and be ready to step up. The right answer is never "oh hell no"... not in any form or fashion. The Right answer is, "I might not just yet, but I'll figure it out... Any tips?" Finally, pop over to Lowe's, Home Depot, Harbor Freight, anywhere "hardware" usually... AND buy a "Pocket Ref"... You can't beat the shear mass of information in that little black book! It's got everything from mining-milling aggregate standards and jeweller's technical specifications for Diamond classes or geological terms and chemistry for ore... to drill bit sizes versus wire gauge, the resistance of single strand or multi-strand core wire and cable, copper OR aluminum... You can still look up the Semaphore Alphabet used by signalmen (with flags) in the Navy and Morse Code... It costs around ten or fifteen bucks (depending on what store) and the current one is "Fourth Edition"... They are worth collecting, since editions DO change information. Some gets dropped for obsolete or just to make space, while new stuff gets added... but it's GREAT for a start on just about any question you can possibly think to research. AND... best of luck, no matter which way you lean or decide. The only true freedom any of us really has is the ability to make our own way... our own decisions in life. Enjoy it. ;o)
I'm 58 years old and have always used gloves designed for the task at hand; leather for fencing, lumber work, shovels, metalwork, axes etc., Specialized mechanics gloves for wrenching, rubber gloves for chemicals, welding gloves for uh welding. After watching this video I purchased a pair of White Ox gloves that I found for $2.99 at the local discount store. They worked great for picking up sticks and handling brush but after a couple of hours of chainsaw work my hands were numb. I had severe cramping. These gloves provided no vibration protection. Nice gloves but they are not the multi-purpose only glove you'll ever need. I will go back to using my padded leather palm rip resistant gloves for chainsaw work.
Anthony Valadez I wear West Chester leather gloves. I’ve worn them for 6 years to do all sorts of work. I’m on my 2nd pair in 6 years only because I threw the first pair away after handling a dead rat. I buy my gloves at my local Tractor Supply. I’ve never tried White Ox cotton gloves. Can’t get them locally.
I'm on my 3rd pair and love them for working around the cabin with chainsaw and everything from sticks to small logs. I've also used them around yard here at home in dealing with roses and other sticker type plants and they're absolutely great. Thanks for the tip Scott. Love the channel and all you're skills that I'm adapting to my needs. Keep up the good work, and give Nate a thumbs up too.
That’s a double ply quilted palm equating to construction from canvas of 22 ounce thickness. And don’t forget the reconfigured index finger seam gives same protection as wrap around construction.
When i first started logging in the Grant's Pants area in the early 70s, i wore "double" Rose, canvas gloves. Same as Ox gloves, but with a double layered palm. All the gyppos wore them, especially us soker chetters. Are they still around? 🐴
Just a frog hair over $6.00/pair when you buy by the dozen at Cowlitz River Rigging out of Longview, Wa. That includes USPS shipping. Ask for Jessica. You won't be disappointed.
Hey, White Ox glove company. Here is a guy who knows what he is talking about promoting your product. And, I will buy your gloves because I believe he knows what he is talking about. It wouldn't hurt you to keep this man supplied in gloves, and maybe a little sponsorship money because the honest marketing he is giving you is worth it. Going to buy some right now.
@@clayfullmer they do get softer as you wear them. I think they are comfortable to wear. But my hands are already roughed up. I wear them so I don't lose skin off my hands lol.
I'll give them a try. I like a thinner glove for finer work, definitely, but these look great for demolishing a tile shower surround, or stacking firewood. I hope they send you a case or two because you're going to sell a few pairs.
So hard to find any gloves like that in a small. The fingers just don’t fit my hand and I end up loosing maneuverability. I’ll renew my efforts to find a pair that fits.
Came across this video at 2in the morning (as you do) thought I would get a pair for the tool box. Can’t find a supplier that will send to the uk. What are they? A national secret? 😂
This is indeed an excellent wearing model. I'd recommend their model, same palm design, with gauntlet cuffs. Those are great when doing work that can expose the palm side of your wrists to splinters or cuts. Furthermore, if you have sun sensitive hands, these gloves keep you skin from barbecuing on the steering wheel.
I love watching your videos. Imparting knowledge freely to anyone who would like to learn. I feel like I'm your apprentice, just sucking up hints and tips about so many things. My late father was just like you, having had so much knowledge, and being ready and willing to just teach me so much. Thank you so so much.
do you not get poison ivy, oak or sumac? i can see it growing on the trees you are working around and on. if i even just cut a glance in the vicinity i will have it from head to toe and in every crack and crevice of my body. hell i am worried i might get it by seeing it on the screen on your video!
Fortunately, for wilderness camping and canoeing enthusiasts here, we can avoid poison ivy. One-half hour north and the landscape changes dramatically - from farmland to rocks and lakes and trees. It's the beginning of the Canadian Shield, and no poison ivy grows there.
i bought some of these gloves after seeing this video. i find that they are my favourite but they don't last as long as i hoped with rebar and formwork.
Good too know. I'm a union rodbuster that spends way to much money on gloves. I found it's best to just buy cheap cowhide gloves. No matter the material or expense, one day is about all I get out of them.
Good video and promotion of the product, being in construction and renovations for over 30 years gloves are important. Proper gloves for the work at hand are even more important.
Save your money. Amazon sells a dozen for $104 ($8.66/pair) Lowes sells heavy duty canvas gloves for $1.97/pr and Home Depot the same gloves for $2.97. You can buy 50 pairs from Lowes and last 10 years. They work fine for shoveling and gardening. I dug an entire hiking trail on our 10 acres with one pair and they are still in fine shape.
As he said in the video, "here is a cheaper competitive pair that does not last as long but is a couple bucks cheaper". The statement made in this video was "here are the BEST gloves I have found for work". Not "here are the cheapest canvas work gloves for light duty tasks". Your comment is arguing for something the video topic is not about. If people want cheap gloves for light duty tasks why would they be on the internet looking up THE BEST GLOVES FOR DEMANDING TASKS???
At the beginning I was like well, I like my leather working gloves... then you said who likes leather I laughed. Guess what I do? I wear a pair until I have holes in them which is about a year. But I'll disagree about leather being hard to get off with a proper fitting glove that I wear.
A Marmot. Mechanix is by far a superior glove for any type of work. These are just overpriced junk for old timers, who don't know any better, and refuse to learn.
They get better with use. They lose the slipperiness. They're good for handling heavy, rough, chunk stuff like pipe, fat cable, and logs. They're beater gloves. Not great for gripping hand tools.
Hard to beat mechanix, we wear carolina and kunz cowhide gauntlet gloves doing linework, i tried these white ox one time, never again. They are durable but not great gloves
I like how thick leathergloves form after your hand after a while and stiffen up, but then I never work with wood. If I ever find some OX canvas gloves I will give them a try.
Ape Hoaxman I am sold on leather gloves mostly elk skin gloves and have never found a fabric glove I thought worth a penny, but because of this video I will have to give these a shot.
I bought a pair of these, even though I don't need new gloves yet. Never occurred to me to use cotton gloves for work, though I know some loggers have for many years. Only time will tell if they will work for me (just got them today). I will say though, that as far as price goes, my leather gloves cost less. $20 for a 3 pack at Costco, and the gloves work great and last pretty long. My new cotton ones cost $14 shipped for one pair, and if I end up buying them in bulk, they will come out to about the same as my leather ones. Doesn't seem as cost effective since one os cotton and the other is leather, but if they work better, then I'm happy to spend the money. I always listen to guys like Scott, and and usually happy I did. Save me a lot of time, rather trying to learn things the hard way.
Its unfortunate - the white ox gloves don't seem to have much brick & mortar store presence (in the south at least) and so sourcing these gloves for me is also looking like $20+/pair unless buying bulk. Too bad they don't have distribution through tractor supply or something.
These aren't bad gloves. I also use Milwaukee goat skin gloves and those are thin enough for great dexterity, but still offer decent protection. And they're only $10. I bought a few to have on hand to replace once a year and have even given them away to friends.
FYI, after building a few dozen houses, often with wet lumber, I started using mechanics gloves because they didn’t wick as much water, offered better grip when wet, and I could still grab nails out of my tool belt. Good video, keep them coming, my young sons are glued to your videos.
Man I'm so glad I found this channel. Too bad 90% of those things are not available in Germany, but I figured out the solution: I just have to move to the states :D
I found your channel maybe a month or so now. Your content is so engaging and so varied back. Greatly appreciate all the valuable information you share. Anna is such a variety of subjects.
You only think they are the best because you've only used the old, ill-fitting and overly thick gloves.. You want pigskin gloves which are more tailored to the hands - you can feel what you're doing through them and get a screw out of your pocket and handle a tape measure without taking them off. In Europe we call them assembly gloves and they are a revelation for carpenters. At our form we started on the Ejendals 113 Tegera gloves and the all the others were soon thrown away. They're cheap and long lasting too.
I don't about these for a full time welder. I fabricate, prep, and weld with one pair of gloves.. no welding gloves, so the leather Tillmans are pretty great for that. The 1405L is my jam!
best work gloves are the ones we were born with. made of leather, perfect fit, perfect sensitivity, clean themselves within 2 weeks at least, adapt to work you do by becoming thicker or thinner, has a scraper in the tip of each finger, for extra grip add some moisture(spit) plus you never forget them anywhere.
Got the gloves on your recommendation. Picked up a piece of broken pressure-treated pine. A pointed bit went right through a glove and poked my finger. Like the fabric wasn't even there. Would not have gone through my old deerskin gloves.
open up I work in wood bin Manufacturing and I go through a pair of those latex cotton gloves every three days and a pair of leather gloves about every week do you think these would be suitable for that could I get at least a month out of it
always wondered why my dad liked those cotton gloves so much in wyoming, not water proof in winter, not barb-wire proof for fencing, but those where his go-to gloves. Of course he often also said "if you wear gloves on this task you're worth $2 less an hour".
