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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

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.

As has been mentioned on here before. I and others wear welding gauntlets
for such work. Very thick and inexpensive from machine tool retailers.

Mike