On Jan 19, 10:06*am, "Russ Stanton" wrote:
I am not an experienced woodworker or turner. I do tend to wear gloves but
use mechanics gloves that you find at an automotive parts store. These are
thin leather with velcro cuffs.
I use them in woodworking mainly to protect against splinters and to provide
just a bit of cushioning. When turning I wear them to cover my hands and
provide cushioning. I wear them with a turners smock with elastic cuffs.

I recognize the issue of gloves and catches but also recognize other
problems without gloves such as beating up my hands and getting hot shavings
on my hands."Charlie Jones" wrote in message

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Hi Everyone,
Going back to a posting of 14th January about burning fingers and wearing
gloves. I have rarely heard about any more dangerous practice than working
on a lathe with something that could rip your fingers off in the blink of
an eye. Picture the scene when you get a catch, and it happens to all of
us once in a while. Your hand jumps on the rest and the glove just touches
the work, maybe trapping between the rest and the revolving work or a
sharp outside edge hooks the cuff. Hey presto! If you are really lucky the
glove will tear, but more likely a finger or two will be amputated.
Sensible?
Let's have a poll to find out how many turners use gloves and ask who has
had a close encounter and learned a valuable lesson.
Charlie

Oxon woodturners UK

I use a work glove on my left hand only. Protects my hand from
splinters, hot chips, sharp flute edges. I have to ask how a catch
will pull a glove between the rest and the piece as normally my glove
is behind the tool rest and far enough away so it couldn't happen. I
usually run my index finger along and behind the rest as a guide so
there is always protection. My thumb is on top of the tool but still
behind the rest. Anyone who uses a tool with their fingers placed
between the rest and the wood is asking for trouble, gloves or not.