I take advantage of nitrile gloves nearly day by day in my store, usually taking them on and off many occasions a day, notably if I’m working with stains, dyes, or different ending merchandise. My present gloves are good high quality quasi-medical gloves which are proof against chemical substances, however they’re exhausting to placed on and off and are continuously destroyed attempting to get one on a moist hand. I hold a bottle of talcum powder round for that function, however that’s a messy trouble. 

I’ve had a a lot better expertise with Venom Metal gloves. These nitrile gloves have two layers, a troublesome outer layer and a slick interior one, that make it simple to place them on or take them off with out destroying the glove or my endurance. They even stood as much as scholar use. I took a number of pairs to a category and so they held up amazingly effectively. We have been constructing a big torsion field, and two of the scholars wore the gloves all afternoon with just one rip in one of many gloves.

The gloves additionally really feel good—so good that I’m carrying them as I sort this assessment! They appear to do effectively at retaining the chemical substances at bay and are robust sufficient to outlive rigorous use within the store. Venom Metal sells them as “one measurement matches most,” which implies they’ll be a bit huge on small fingers. 

—R.J.

Images: Roland Johnson

From Effective Woodworking #298