Chain mail gloves .... recommendations advice please

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Had enough yet another cut .... this time 2 stitches & a visit to a Thailand A&E ( here with work)
Believe it or not cutting veggies! Took out fridge and found stuff nearer the rear partially frozen , was cutting tomatoes and half ok, then other half as slicing was frozen & knife slipped...
Iā€™m forever bloody nicking myself when do my a carcass too

Surely these woolen cut resistant gloves ? Are they much cope ? Conflicting writing wether slice resistant or not

Think chain mail cuff glove be good but cheapest I see Ā£60

Are they still ok dexterity wise ? I imagine fit needs to be tight ?

Paul
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We moved away from the ballistic ones, difficult to keep clean. The chain mail ones are expensive but should last a good while. There not to bad to work with.
 
I used to use a chain glove and got on well with it. It needs to fit properly and I always wore a nitrile glove over it otherwise they are really hard to clean.
 
Managed to get a Honeywell chainmail glove on ebay for around Ā£15 so keep an eye out on there too, the rrp was something in the region of Ā£70
I'd echo the above by wearing a latex glove over it but they are easy enough to sling in dishwasher if need be.
You can get a tensioner type fitting to go over the glove for a closer fit too (see attached pic), I cant remember where I got mine but they do make a difference tooglove-tension.webp
 
Paul, have a search for a site called butchers sundries. From memory, they do them. They aren't cheap, but they do save fingers. Dave
 
Cheers lads .....like idea of tensioner that would make a Difference! .
And of course latex glove over too !

Time to start looking


Paul
 
thistledeyke said:
A cheaper option may be kevlar gloves do a google search some comming in for Ā£5-10.
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Bit of conflicting info on these gloves ( Kevlar , steel wire etc)
Some say cut resistant whilst others say not cut resistant ? If not whatā€™s the point? šŸ¤”

Paul
 
When I worked in a kitchen the boss use to say that wearing a glove would make you complacent, learn to do it properly and you wont cut yourself. After about a year of cuts and getting laughed at, you do learn its just that quick. I assume from the pick your a left hander? I cant help you with the technique but I am sure there will be videos on you tube. Just practice, one day it will click.

Andy7mm
 
Yup left hander

Iā€™m pretty quick but need to slow down and concentrate ... half the veg was partially frozen after being in rear of fridge and was slicing no bother then hit frozen bit and slipped šŸ˜”
 
Steel wire woven gloves every time when skinning or butchering a beast good ones are defo anti slash and more comfortable to wear.
 
Always the issue, you get your confidence up start speeding it up and then cut a lump off. Yeah half frozen stuff, or anything that is unpredictable is not fun. At least you know your problem.

Andy7mm
 
I am a pro butcher and have moved away from chain mail unless I am boning big carcasses on a table at speed.( chain or disc metal apron a must )
I find for most basic butchery a Kevlar cut resistant glove suites me best. I ware a disposable glove over the top to keep it clean.
One thing to bare in mind is once you ware a glove regularly you must continue to do so. You are able to confidently work at speed. However the day you do not put it on is the day you cut yourself if that makes sense.
A cut resistant Kevlar type glove should stop a most cuts ( unless you are being stupid and using force instead of letting the knife do the work) but will NOT stop a stab.
hope this helps.
 
Do it often enough and you will learn not to cut your fingers. Not sure if you notice but it's slightly painful.
Also sorry to say, but cutting frozen food, specially a small smooth thing like a tomato is just silly.

Chain gloves will stop you from trimming your finger nails, but I think you may need your knives sharpening more often once you buy 1.

And yes I've cut myself plenty of times, cutting your thumb nail in 1/2 and down to the bone with a 14inch stake knife that you've just sharpened makes your eyes water and hair send up on your neck.


Grant, I've seen you lads work and hats off to you, frightening speed, we were more precise , watching every penny. Cut in the wrong place and you would loose a few quid.
 
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Grant.N said:
I am a pro butcher and have moved away from chain mail unless I am boning big carcasses on a table at speed.( chain or disc metal apron a must )
I find for most basic butchery a Kevlar cut resistant glove suites me best. I ware a disposable glove over the top to keep it clean.
One thing to bare in mind is once you ware a glove regularly you must continue to do so. You are able to confidently work at speed. However the day you do not put it on is the day you cut yourself if that makes sense.
A cut resistant Kevlar type glove should stop a most cuts ( unless you are being stupid and using force instead of letting the knife do the work) but will NOT stop a stab.
hope this helps.
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ā€œBoning a big carcass at speedā€ ........Iā€™m expert at that [emoji52]....
Admittedly only on table handful of times ( Iā€™ve short legs) so normally the bedroom
 
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