Looking for a flexible hand guard for wood carving.

I think the full glove like the meat cutters use would be the safest although they do tend to be a little clumsy at times. As someone with scars all over I can tell you that you never know where the next boo-boo is going to happen.

-- Duane,matt_megan@twlakes.net

When I’m at the Woodworkers Show when it’s in town there’s a local guild there demonstrating carving and I’ve seen some of them wearing gloves that look like they are made of small steel rings. Like old time link armor. Have no idea who sells them though but if their there next time I think I’ll ask.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Well that didn’t take me long to find them.

http://www.rfsupply.com/manufacturers/show/8?gclid=COfr1p7X2Z0CFQ8MDQodHC4_rA

Not cheap but way less then a hand…

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Thanks for the link.

I am going to try and get a look at a mesh butcher glove tomorrow at work. (I work part time for a foodservice equipment supply group).

With the scar tissue I’m going to have going now I think I will try to adapt any glove I get so there is a protective plate over the scar tissue. Hitting that old scar I have feels almost as bad as cutting myself again.

-- ~too many hobbies, not enough free time.

As an alternative to the steel mesh glove; have you given any thought to the kevlar carver’s gloves? I know you can find them at Woodcraft.

-- Chris

The Kelar gloves work very well for slicing actions just be carefull of narrow points. The Kelar gloves come in different sizes so they will fir better than the Knights glove…

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Oyster shucking gloves are another alternative. They’re pretty flexible and made to stop “pointy” things as well as edge-action cuts.
http://www.zesco.com/products.cfm?subCatID=1419&PGroupID=ZP99192009

-- M1911BLDR