I often use a fingerless glove, especially when roughing dry wood.
Some of the angles that I need to place my hands in relationship to
the gouge to get the cut will beat my hands (pinky side) to pieces.
It hurts. The only way I know to stop the pain is to ware a glove.

Go to the following website and observe the first photo at the top of
the page. Look closely at the hand that is closest to the tool rest
(David's right hand). He uses it on in his videos and in real life
also (I saw it with my own eyes).

http://www.ellsworthstudios.com/david/schoolwood.html

Ted