When purchasing a quality pair of gloves, the
first factor considered is construction or
"cut." The two most common types are
Clute and Gunn. Clute cut provides comfort with
no seams in the palm. Gunn cut is primarily used
in leather gloves to protect the seams from wear.
There are a variety of cuff styles to choose
from. Most cotton and jersey work gloves have a
snug knit wrist while leather gloves have a
slip-on or shirred style cuff. Leather palm
styles have safety or gauntlet cuffs or knit
wrists.
We have three types of thumbs; extra comfortable
one-piece keystone, one-piece straight thumb with
no seam on the outer side, and wing thumb, with
no seams on wearing surface.
Our cotton gloves are economical, lightweight,
but strong. The fabric is tightly woven to assure
greater seam strength. Our jerseys are warm for
year-round use. We use a full size die for
comfortable, roomy gloves. Our flannel chore
gloves are strong and moisture resistant because
two layers of material are bonded by rubber based
adhesive to produce the best chore glove on the
market. Our PVC coated gloves are waterproof and
tough, yet flexible....and we combine leather and
cotton for our leather palm gloves.
Leather hides removed from the animal are too
thick for commercial uses so they must first be
cut into layers. Generally, a hide is divided
into three layers.
The smooth outer layer, or grain side, is used for better gloves where "look" and dexterity are important. The bottom layer, the flesh split or suede, is used mostly in leather palm styles, most of which have linings to protect the hands against its roughness. We don't use the middle split because it has no tensile strength.
A-Grade leather comes from the side and belly areas, while B-Grade leather comes from the shoulder and rump areas. Wells Lamont gets 11 pairs of A-Grade and 5 pairs of B-Grade gloves out of each cowhide, while a typical pigskin yields 5 A-Grade and 2 B-Grade pairs.
Capeskin
soft and supple grain sheepskin leather is used in tasks where optimum dexterity and sensitivity are needed.
Cowhide
is most commonly used in our leather gloves. Supple, yet strong belly leather is our volume leader. Side split and shoulder split leather are best for leather palm gloves.
Deerskin
leather, naturally soft and supple, is also warm and long wearing. We use the finest quality deerskin in the industry for our work gloves.
Goatskin
leather has the highest natural lanolin content available, making it soft and pliable, while actually improving its durability. For medium duty jobs.
Pigskin
leather is tanned for toughness and pliability. Soft drying and flexible, even after repeated wettings, its tough on the job, but easy on the hands.
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