How are these gloves when protecting against knives/sharp blades or needles?
717968
depends how sharp things are. I worked on aluminum gutters with those and they were fine. However I am fairly sure you can penetrate them with a sharp butcher's knife or stick needles directly in them.
717969
Where the pads are you will be pretty well protected, so the palms and insides of the finger. The sides will offer some protection against blades but not needles. The back of the gloves are pretty much mesh, so no protection.
1201184
There is no protection for the blade. The blades on my knives have started to cut through the mesh slots.
56700
They do offer some protection, but ideally you want two things these don't have.1) Protection from cuts on the edge of metal sheeting from a glove with a kevlar palm and fingers.2) Superior grip of smooth metal from finger tips coated in rubber or silicone.However, both of these things add to the cost of a glove, and they will still wear out with regular use so the level of protection you want has to be weighed against the cost to have it.In some parts of the work like fabrication you might be working a lot with sheet metal screws. In that case you might also want a 2nd pair of gloves with a finger or two cut out for best grasp of small screws. They do offer some protection, but ideally you want two things these don't have.1) Protection from cuts on the edge of metal sheeting from a glove with a kevlar palm and fingers.2) Superior grip of smooth metal from finger tips coated in rubber or silicone.However, both of these things add to the cost of a glove, and they will still wear out with regular use so the level of protection you want has to be weighed against the cost to have it.In some parts of the work like fabrication you might be working a lot with sheet metal screws. In that case you might... » Read More They do offer some protection, but ideally you want two things these don't have.1) Protection from cuts on the edge of metal sheeting from a glove with a kevlar palm and fingers.2) Superior grip of smooth metal from finger tips coated in rubber or silicone.However, both of these things add to the cost of a glove, and they will still wear out with regular use so the level of protection you want has to be weighed against the cost to have it.In some parts of the work like fabrication you might be working a lot with sheet metal screws. In that case you might also want a 2nd pair of gloves with a finger or two cut out for best grasp of small screws. « Show Less
609180
As you can see from the pictures the glove material is medium thickness, with some compression. They offer some warmth and I believe would protect skin from accidentally bumping your hand lightly which might otherwise abrade your skin. No protection from heavy contact, the kind which would cause bruise. Definitely worth trying.
1449589
I only have small gloves, so cannot answer your question. I really like mine and I have tried several other brands. These are the best.
1025169
It won't stop thin sharp objects from penetrating mesh. The glove is only for cut protection not for anything else. There are gloves with penetration protection as well as cut protection but this is not one of them. This glove is made of steel mesh in order to be flexible, the holes in the mesh are very small but not foolproof.
776855
I really don't think so. After getting these I am not all too impressed with them. They fit tighter than expected and knife points go right through them. They are kinda slippery like wool or mitten style gloves. I went with hexarmor gloves instead. They really protect from cuts and lacerations on a level that is highly above the competition. look up their site you will love the gloves. They take a little bit to break in but after having them for 6 months they hold up well to the abuse I put them through. Hope this helps
100930
I wash dishes in very hot water daily. The gloves have performed very well and protect my hand well. Hope it helps.
86036
I have had good results from the gloves protecting my fingers when the knife has slipped.
964623
I chop and slice every day on one or more of them, using quality steel honed cutlery. I occasionally see small traces of knife edges, but nothing as you describe. I also put them in the bottom of my dishwasher on normal cycle and they have held up well.
966700
I used them just for riding my motorcycle. I used them and nice pair of leather gloves. I repurchased just to have them again. I live in Oklahoma and was a 12month rider. As my circulation has changed in cold my fingers are ice my hands. They are an integral part of my cold weather gear. I hope I helped. I seen the other responses. I wonder what went wrong. I was extremely impressed with them.
254991
Probably not. The glove will protect you from a long blade going across your finger or hand. It will not protect you from a sharp poke like from an ice pick or, in this case, a sharp tooth of an animal. The glove is made up of a metal mesh that cannot stop a small but strong piercing. It has protected my hand from slicing knives and blade cutters. Hope this helps!
392413
Yes. They are very decent for training and hitting the bags, even sparring. They just hurt my fingers when worn with MMA gloves.
1339113
They come with a sleeve that protects you and the blades but without the sleeve, they are always open and they are SHARP!
699888
I use when use a mandolin slicer, they won't protect you from jab with sharp knife but normal kitchen duties they will protect your hand
884872
I cannot honestly answer that question.as far as the front of the gloves are concerned I am more than positive that they would protect against the thorns, the backs of the gloves which are the yellow part would not.the size is pretty precise, I wear a large size in the latex style gloves, and these Kevlar gloves fit my hand well although a little looser than most latex gloves.Hope that was helpful:-)
866346
As long as the oils from the plant have no way of getting inside the gloves (ie, tear, hole) then I think these gloves should help protect you. But be sure to wash the oils on the outside of the gloves off with soap before touching the gloves to any skin.