kevlar glove

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knzn

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Several years ago, my Sister gave me a kevlar glove for Christmas. She knows I like sharp knives, and she knows I am kind of clumsy, so I suppose she was kind of worried about me!

Anyway, even though I am calling it "kevlar" I really don't remember what it is made of, as the package has long since been thrown away.

I don't recall, and couldn't find anything in "search" about anyone else here using these gloves. I have recently been wondering if the thing will actually work as advertised if I should ever slip while cleaning fish or critters.

I realize that with proper "knife technique" that no such safety glove would be necessary, but thats why they call them "accidents."

If nothing else, it does make it a lot easier to hang on to a slippery fish, or bloody carcass.

Anyone else here ever use one of these gloves?

(they come one to a package, usually a left handed one, since a right handed person will have the knife in his right hand and if a slip happens, he will cut his left hand.)

 
Here's a link to a thread in the Spyderco archive that tells of my experience with a "cut-proof" glove -- bottomline, it wasn't.
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Cheers,
Brian

He who finishes with the most toys wins.
 
Hehe. I'm lucky I was smart enough never to trust cut-proof gloves at work. I already knew they were useless, but decided to have fun, anyway. I loved slicing the fingers off them while muttering to myself. I think I was considered slightly crazy by my fellow workers.

--JB

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In meat plants they don't use kevlar- they use chain mail gloves!!! That should tell you something...

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Brian-

Wow! Glad I never let my guard down while wearing the glove. Could have lost some fingers!
 
Hey guys!

My understanding is that kevlar gloves are cut resisitant not impossible to cut.

Just for added protection, maybe you will not get cut that bad as you would be if you didn't have any gloves at all.
Chainmail is more cutproof but who can wear that at all times?? at winter? brrr....cold!

Just my 0.3 cents
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Be well!/Jonas aka 2Sharp

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[This message has been edited by 2Sharp (edited 09-27-2000).]
 
Actually in the meat plant I worked at we would wear a cottong glove and a latex glove under the mesh glove. The temp. in the plant was around 2 degrees C (a little over 32 degrees F) and we never got chilly!!!

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The best cut resistant glove I've seen is the Forschner Forshshield. Its made with a new material called Spectra which is used in the new bullet resistant vest. I tested this glove with a shaving sharp knife with hard pressure on the blade and it didn't cut one fiber. Just looking at the glove it looks like an oridinary cotton fishing glove. It says on the label not to use with moving or serrated blade,but its great with plain edge blades. I sell alot to the local fishing guides that have to clean alot of fish fast and I have not had any complaints. I also use one when doing severe blade testing. You still have to be careful with a sharp tip because it will push the woven fibers apart and you will get punctured.

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Ray Carr
 
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