So, I may have left a review before but can't remember. Fyi, no one's paying me to write this. I'm a residential remodel contractor. I work 12-14 hrs a day. I blow through products like steel toe boots (6 months life expectancy), trailer tires, etc. I don't leave reviews due to time constraints but I respect this product and if it holds up to my abuse, I feel responsible to spread the word to keep the business profitable (so they stay in business and I can rely on benefitting from their products in the future when I need them). This is one of those companies. In my line of business, major hand callouses to hold up to abuse is a prerequisite. Due to my wife's complaints about my “lizard hands,” I thought I'd try to be like the weekend warriors and wear some silly gloves to lower my presumably necessary thick callouses. So I've blown through 1/2 dozen different manufacturers gloves within a few jobs. This is my second pair. Admittedly, out of necessity and laziness, I've omitted wearing these lately. My hands can sand wood. BUT, if you've ever remodeled a bathroom, you're likely talking about really, really sharp tile shards, shredded wire lath, and if there's an enameled cast iron tub to sledge hammer, I don't care how thick your callouses are, you can absolutely bet you're going to have some serious bleeding on demo day. I have decades of examples. This is when I break these out. HOWEVER, (wait for it) these gloves are like chain mail. I'm not at all a cautious person on demo day. I try to be, but these babies hold up. The leather is solid. More importantly the seams are tight which leads to far longer use before the sewn seams open up, which has been the demise of all the other gloves. The photo in the review is of my 6th bathroom demo with these gloves. Notice the tile shards, wire lathe and cast iron shards. Yep. Still holding strong. A
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]