On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:09:37 PM UTC+1, Tom Gardner wrote:
I have some brambles and roses to clear and would like

to have a /thick/ pair of leather gloves so I don't

experience involuntary acupuncture.



I currently have one glove which is completely made of

thick (1mm, probably 2mm) leather. It does resist

thorns almost completely.



Having looked in my local garden centre and DIY shops,

all I can find is a myriad varieties of sort and/or thin

and/or fleecy gloves that have leather on one side.



Any hints as to how to locate heavy-duty leather gloves

would be appreciated. Or anything else that is suitable

for brambles (and preferably homicidal macaws, but

that's another story).



Thanks

I use Briers Lined Hide gloves for just about everything from gardening through to carrying heavy sharp objects. I keep a pair in the car as well as in the garden shed, those in the car come in very handy if you have to change a wheel as I recently found out - dry and clean hands afterwards.
The only place I've seen them sold recently is Waitrose.