"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ...

On 05/04/2013 14:14, Broadback wrote:
Is there any such beast around? As I am getting old my skin has thinned,
when I prune, roses especially, I am liable to rip the skin. No pain,
but as I am also on warfarin the blood gets everywhere. A Pair of
gauntlets that reach up over my forearms would be great, anywhere I can
get them? Most gauntlets have very stiff gloves, which makes them pretty
poor for gardening.


I found welding gloves really good and you can pick anyhting up without any
fear of being scratched. Also good for stuffing stuff into the shredder as
it guards against sticks whipping round onto my arms.


+1.

I always wear my welding gauntlets when dealing with prickly things in the
garden.

Mike