On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:30:08 +0000 (UTC), Elmo wrote:

Requirements a
- Available in size XL (and needs to stay XL after repeated washing!)
- Must be durable (can't have any cloth) and must cover the wrists!
- But can't be so thick as to hinder the use of power tool controls.
- A bonus would be if it stays pliable after repeated machine washings!

http://www.unitedglove.com/leather.htm

a) Cowhide dries stiff when it gets wet, becoming hard and losing its
flexibility.
b) Goatskin leather has the highest natural lanolin content, which makes a
very soft and flexible glove that retains its pliability after getting wet.
c) Deerskin gloves do not stiffen after getting wet repeatedly and form to
the hand over time.
d) High lanolin content keeps pigskin leather soft which does not dry out
and crack after repeatedly getting wet.

So, it looks like, for repeated washings, you want:
1) Goatskin
2) Pigskin
3) Deerskin
4) Cowhide

In that order.

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