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 for all your help.

The gloves I found in the builders' merchants and
similar were "bog standard" and didn't have thick
enough leather for me to feel they would be useful.
Most of them also had woven material on the back
of the hands, which definitely isn't good enough.

Eventually I found some welders gauntlets in Arco.
Their leather is noticeably thicker and they have
an extra lining as well. Having just removed 10%
of the brambles, only one thorn went through the
glove, even though I was sometimes pulling on the
bramble as hard as possible to get the very long
stems out. I had far more pricks where the d*mn
things caught me elsewhere.

So, the welders gloves (enable me to) do the job.
Thanks for all your help and advice.