Is there a kevlar glove that is functional to be able to work on a sharp blade?

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Hi Guys,
Do Any of you find that a pair of Kevlar gloves can be used and can be helpful. I don't have any idea as to which Kevlar glove would be useful, and where to find that particular glove. Thank you
Also, I would like to know when to not wear the Kevlar gloves and when it is safe to where the Kevlar gloves I can only assume not to wear them when you're working with the machine and to wear them when you're not working with the machine or doing handwork.
Thank you,
Jon
 
Usually you get less 'feel' with a glove and it may make things less safe. If you're not actually sharpening the blade where fingers shouldn't bee touching the edge. If doing other work on a knife , protect the edge with some tape.
 
I've got a pair of Turtleskin Alpha gloves I use on patrol. They're needle resistant on the palm and finger tips, and slash resistant on the back of the hand. I can operate radio, flashlight and pistol when wearing them, but they're not that good when searching people. I know it's not relevant for your link of work, but I hope that gives you some idea of how they are.
 
You can purchase a carvers glove which is made from kevlar. Its made for people who do hand held carvings where they hold the piece to be carved in the gloved hand and the knife in the other. They are snug and fit the hand tightly.
 
I wear Dyneema cut resistant gloves in the shop quite a bit. They are a tight knit glove with a grippy texture in the palm and fingers. They have good feel and dexterity and offer a little protection from heat. If I'm grinding blades, I have them on. I also wear them pretty frequently when cutting blanks on the bandsaw. I never wear them if I'm working at the lathe, mill, or drillpress. You will get a lot of opinions on wearing gloves in the shop. There is a time for gloves and there is a time to not wear them.

Bob
 
I learned my lesson about gloves and spinning tools when I was 19, I was using a heavy duty 1/2 drill with a 1 inch auger bit drilling holes in a house that I was insulating and my left glove caught, for a couple seconds I thought it was going to tear my hand off, fortunately the brown jersey glove I was wearing tore and I got my hand out, but not before the bit took two 1/4 chunks out of my hand, can't imagine what would have happened if I would have been wearing a heavy glove
 
Gloves and rotating equipment is a really dumb combo. For surface moving equipment, like grinders, it works with care. For sharpening, filing, sanding, it works well if you can feel the work being done through the gloves.

I wear the yellow Kevlar gloves sold by most knife suppliers occasionally when either heat or sharpness are an issue in handling a large blade. Mostly, I wear them in handle assembly work on Japanese blades. They do protect the fingers, but I don't really like them. Most of the togishi masters just use a cotton cloth or towel wrapped around the blade when handling it is sharpening.
 
I wear my Rhino Finger Skins when sharpening, grinding and most everything else in my shop.

Now these are primarily for thermal protection while grinding hardened steel but the also keep my fingers from nicks and abrasions from bumping into the belt while sharpening etc.
They don't provide anywhere the coverage that a gloves does, but you aren't in danger like you are with a gloves of being pulled into a machine.

There are trade offs in the shop, with comfort & safety and I suggest you go on the side of safety. Also what works for ones of us doesn't work for another.

www.rhinofingerskins.com
 
I did a bit of informal cut testing of Kevlar gloves some years back looking for protection from big scary sharp edges. With a sharp blade and a reasonable amount of force, any Kevlar/Dyneema glove I tested could be cut, usually with just one light pass from a razor blade. The only truly hard or impossible to cut gloves were the ones knitted with thread made with Kevlar or similar material spun around a stainless wire core.
 
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