Given my alter ego as a close up sleight of hand magician, I have to look
after my hands as much as possible - not always easy when handyman-ing.

Bought a pair of these 2 weeks ago
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...rwinProd100385

Absolutely great!! I've never found it practical or comfortable working in
gloves before, but these I wear all day. You retain the necessary dexterity
to hold screws, nails etc but protect the hands.

I've found that it is the backs of my hands and thumbs that got scratched &
cut. Two weeks on and not a mark on either hand.

Not cheap at about £12 but worth every penny to me.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Given my alter ego as a close up sleight of hand magician, I have to
look after my hands as much as possible - not always easy when
handyman-ing.

Bought a pair of these 2 weeks ago

http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...=IrwinProd1003
85

Absolutely great!! I've never found it practical or comfortable
working in gloves before, but these I wear all day. You retain the
necessary dexterity to hold screws, nails etc but protect the hands.

I've found that it is the backs of my hands and thumbs that got
scratched & cut. Two weeks on and not a mark on either hand.

Not cheap at about £12 but worth every penny to me.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

cut the top finger pockets off...Personally the only time I hurt my hand is
when I'm using the bloody bolster chisle.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...6.p.Golf_Glove
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:02:21 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:



cut the top finger pockets off...Personally the only time I hurt my hand is
when I'm using the bloody bolster chisle.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...6.p.Golf_Glove

Get one with a guard which protects your hands ...
http://www.axminster.co.uk/name/bols...ters-19607.htm

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Given my alter ego as a close up sleight of hand magician, I have to look
after my hands as much as possible - not always easy when handyman-ing.

Bought a pair of these 2 weeks ago
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...rwinProd100385

Absolutely great!! I've never found it practical or comfortable working in
gloves before, but these I wear all day. You retain the necessary dexterity
to hold screws, nails etc but protect the hands.

I've found that it is the backs of my hands and thumbs that got scratched&
cut. Two weeks on and not a mark on either hand.

Not cheap at about £12 but worth every penny to me.

Idiot, you only snag your forefingers and thumbs with screws and nails.
These things are cut offs. So what damage were you managing to do
prior to discovering them?

Weatherlawyer wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

Given my alter ego as a close up sleight of hand magician, I have to look
after my hands as much as possible - not always easy when handyman-ing.

Bought a pair of these 2 weeks ago
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...rwinProd100385

Absolutely great!! I've never found it practical or comfortable working in
gloves before, but these I wear all day. You retain the necessary dexterity
to hold screws, nails etc but protect the hands.

I've found that it is the backs of my hands and thumbs that got scratched &
cut. Two weeks on and not a mark on either hand.

Not cheap at about £12 but worth every penny to me.

Idiot, you only snag your forefingers and thumbs with screws and nails.

FFS, why is he an idiot? He's used the gloves, they save his hands, so
they work for him. End of story.

These things are cut offs. So what damage were you managing to do
prior to discovering them?

David

Lobster wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

Given my alter ego as a close up sleight of hand magician, I have
to look after my hands as much as possible - not always easy when
handyman-ing.

Bought a pair of these 2 weeks ago

http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...=IrwinProd1003
85

Absolutely great!! I've never found it practical or comfortable
working in gloves before, but these I wear all day. You retain the
necessary dexterity to hold screws, nails etc but protect the hands.

I've found that it is the backs of my hands and thumbs that got
scratched & cut. Two weeks on and not a mark on either hand.

Not cheap at about £12 but worth every penny to me.

Idiot, you only snag your forefingers and thumbs with screws and
nails.

FFS, why is he an idiot? He's used the gloves, they save his hands,
so they work for him. End of story.

These things are cut offs. So what damage were you managing to do
prior to discovering them?

David

Mr Weatherlawyer has a habit of calling people idiots if they're not in his
perfect world.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
. uk...
Given my alter ego as a close up sleight of hand magician, I have to look
after my hands as much as possible - not always easy when handyman-ing.

Bought a pair of these 2 weeks ago
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...rwinProd100385

Absolutely great!! I've never found it practical or comfortable working
in gloves before, but these I wear all day. You retain the necessary
dexterity to hold screws, nails etc but protect the hands.

I've found that it is the backs of my hands and thumbs that got scratched
& cut. Two weeks on and not a mark on either hand.

Not cheap at about £12 but worth every penny to me.

They look as though they would be good paintball gloves.

Colin Bignell

In message , The Medway
Handyman writes
Given my alter ego as a close up sleight of hand magician, I have to look
after my hands as much as possible - not always easy when handyman-ing.

Bought a pair of these 2 weeks ago
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...rwinProd100385

Absolutely great!! I've never found it practical or comfortable working in
gloves before, but these I wear all day. You retain the necessary dexterity
to hold screws, nails etc but protect the hands.

I've found that it is the backs of my hands and thumbs that got scratched &
cut. Two weeks on and not a mark on either hand.

Magic ...

--
geoff

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in
. uk:

Mr Weatherlawyer has a habit of calling people idiots if they're not
in his perfect world.

He's not your bruvver, is he?

mike

mike wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in
. uk:

Mr Weatherlawyer has a habit of calling people idiots if they're not
in his perfect world.

He's not your bruvver, is he?

mike

If he is me father didn't tell me.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Some obnoxious git called Weatherlawyer wrote:

Idiot....

Isn't there a dual carriageway you could go and play on somewhere?
You contribute less useful material to this group than Drivel.

--
Cheers,

John.

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Weatherlawyer wrote:

Idiot, you only snag your forefingers and thumbs with screws and nails. ?

Do I really? There was me thinking otherwise. I must have been mistaken.
I shall immediately tell the snagging fairy to avoid the areas currently
being snagged and concentrate on the forefingers and thumbs.

So what damage were you managing to do prior to discovering them

I'll type this slowly so you can understand. There is a clue in the phrase
"I've found that it is the backs of my hands and thumbs that got scratched &
cut". Subtle I know, but the clue is there if you pay attention.

You can see why they don't let cousins marry can't you?


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

Must admit that usually I dont usually like wearing gloves. But with
the recent cold spell I too struggled with dexterity whilst wearing a
pair. Usually gripper gloves. Cut the tips off with me cutters and
found that they were a lot better. Obviously not as good but quick fix
for less than a quid.
Legin

In article
The Medway Handyman wrote:
snip
You can see why they don't let cousins marry can't you?

Actually cousins are allowed to marry in the UK. However it's probably
not a good idea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4441102.stm

Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The Medway Handyman wrote:
snip
You can see why they don't let cousins marry can't you?

Actually cousins are allowed to marry in the UK. However it's probably
not a good idea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4441102.stm

It sounds like someone needs a back hander. I'd give him a swipe but
not a job.

How the hell do you scratch the back of your hands using nails and
screws I wonder?

Please don't anyone tell me! I'm sure I'd rather not know. It's nearly
bedtime.

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
ps.com...

Rob Morley wrote:
In article
The Medway Handyman wrote:
snip
You can see why they don't let cousins marry can't you?

Actually cousins are allowed to marry in the UK. However it's probably
not a good idea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4441102.stm

It sounds like someone needs a back hander. I'd give him a swipe but
not a job.

How the hell do you scratch the back of your hands using nails and
screws I wonder?

Please don't anyone tell me! I'm sure I'd rather not know. It's nearly
bedtime.


I wonder why you think that the OP is scratching the back of his hands using
nails and screws - HE certainly never said that he did. He mentioned
retaining "the necessary dexterity
to hold screws, nails etc" and stated "I've found that it is the backs of my
hands and thumbs that got scratched & cut"

Why don't you read posts correctly and behaving less like an arsehole?

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:02:21 +0000, The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...6.p.Golf_Glove

The leather gardening gloves they were doing a week or 2 back for 2 squid
are pretty good. Much tougher than the flimsy cheapies you get at garden
centres which fall apart as soon as you look at them, and nice and soft so
you can do reasonably fine work in them.

Adrian Berry wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
ps.com...

How the hell do you scratch the back of your hands using nails and
screws I wonder?

Please don't anyone tell me! I'm sure I'd rather not know. It's nearly
bedtime.


I wonder why you think that the OP is scratching the back of his hands using
nails and screws - HE certainly never said that he did. He mentioned
retaining "the necessary dexterity
to hold screws, nails etc" and stated "I've found that it is the backs ofmy
hands and thumbs that got scratched & cut"

To be honest I have only manged to scratch myself on those black
plasterboard screws. And even then the damage was mostly from the
spliters in their swarf.

I have cut myself a time or two on blunt chisels and sharp saws. And
occasioned the mild stab of unpacking 3 and 4 inch nails from those
bloody stupid boxes they persist in sending them out in.

Why one should pay £12 for not cutting or scratching the back of one's
hands still eludes me but it is a quarter after ten post meridian. And
I have no real wish to be advised of the need if such there be. Let the
silly feck do as he pleases. And the rest of them too.

Has anyone taken him up on their use? I really don't want to know but
don't let that put you off telling me.

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
oups.com...

Adrian Berry wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
ps.com...

How the hell do you scratch the back of your hands using nails and
screws I wonder?

Please don't anyone tell me! I'm sure I'd rather not know. It's nearly
bedtime.


I wonder why you think that the OP is scratching the back of his hands
using
nails and screws - HE certainly never said that he did. He mentioned
retaining "the necessary dexterity
to hold screws, nails etc" and stated "I've found that it is the backs of
my
hands and thumbs that got scratched & cut"

To be honest I have only manged to scratch myself on those black
plasterboard screws. And even then the damage was mostly from the
spliters in their swarf.

I have cut myself a time or two on blunt chisels and sharp saws. And
occasioned the mild stab of unpacking 3 and 4 inch nails from those
bloody stupid boxes they persist in sending them out in.

Why one should pay £12 for not cutting or scratching the back of one's
hands still eludes me but it is a quarter after ten post meridian. And
I have no real wish to be advised of the need if such there be. Let the
silly feck do as he pleases. And the rest of them too.

Has anyone taken him up on their use? I really don't want to know but
don't let that put you off telling me.


Perhaps if you had bothered to read the first sentence of the original
post - "Given my alter ego as a close up sleight of hand magician, I have to
look
after my hands as much as possible - not always easy when handyman-ing."

If you had bothered to read the sentences that followed that then you would
not have needed to change the subject line and inflict your supercilious
puerilism on the rest of the newsgroup.