This Makes Work Gloves Last 2X Longer

[@Shazzkid]

What i used to do, is stitch some elastic to each gloves, long enough for my wingspan then thread it through my sleeves and coat so that when i take them off they just dangle. Well when i say i stitched, i mean my mum, and when i say i used to, i was 3 years old.

[@likethedrinkbutspelleddiff4605]

Shazzkid your comment deserves much more recognition. That was hilarious.

[@billstewart2433]

Same thing my Mom did when I was a little kid!

[@ItachiUchiha-fl4nt]

The actually seems smart

[@Divici02623]

Damn it and it sounded like a good idea, too😅

[@1.1797]

Genius idea tho

[@billcardinal8711]

My Dad sold Wells Lamont gloves for 30+ years. I can remember him talking to me about changes over the years. “Stubborn about quality” was their slogan back in the day. They still have some decent products but as often happens I believe they’ve also made some compromises. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know hearing you talk about them got me all nostalgic. Thanks for what you do.

[@zanecid1232]

that slogan is still goin on. I just ordered a whole box for my crew. damn good gloves.

[@ricochetey]

@zane cid I have had 2 pairs of the Wells Lamont HydraHyde and they are total trash. They leather has been flaking and dusting off for months now and they get holes quickly. I forgot I had a pair years back and remember them doing the same thing.

[@d00mboy13]

Just bought a pair today and already started breaking them in

[@sixty2jeff]

The last time my gloves lasted twice as long is when I was in between jobs.

[@prophesytheorist5130]

Hahaha louder for the folks in back

[@sixty2jeff]

Valiant Thorson Thanks folks, you’ve been a great audience and don’t forget to tip the bar staff ! I’ll be here all week ! (Rimshot)

[@makattak88]

Comment of the year and it's only just begun 😂😂

[@cwatson42785]

@@sixty2jeff You follow up that great comment with that? YOU'RE FIRED. GET OUT!

[@1768ify]

Put the grommet through both sides of each glove and they will last forever.

your Grommet kit is a C.S. Osbourne which are still made.

[@benjaminlockhart2792]

Hey Cody, I remember my Dad would always save his socks and any old work clothes as shop rags. I never recall him buying rags or paper towels for the shop. He was very resourceful. Just thought I'd mention it because you talked about your socks.

[@krustysurfer]

yep old underwear too

[@69Harveyb1]

Your choice about only buying the best is spot on. I grew up among the truly self made upper middle class and our way of life was, buy the best because you really can't afford to buy it twice. (in the rhetorical sense) We never owned many things, so our homes were uncluttered. But what we had was of value. We often chose experiences over things. People over self aggrandizement. I miss it. Slowly working back toward that lifestyle.

[@maehay4065]

This is the second time I have watched this video and I had completely forgotten about the gloves because of watching the end of your video on the New Year’s party with all the fun you folks had with Jack’s nice fire display outside your home for lighting up your driveway and the wonderful games with the kids that I enjoy so much but I want to check out the gloves with the grommets that you added for carrying them around! Thank you for sharing this important information about taking care of your gloves. I wish I would have taken better care of a special care of my first garden gloves because they were a gift from my daughter and her husband as a Mothers Day gift. They also had roses sown into them. The longer style was perfect for pruning my roses! A lesson learned from this video Cody! Thank you very much Sir.👍

[@SierraKilo76]

Decades ago, when I was a member of a USAR-Team, I was sick and tired of the gloves we have been issued and I bought some nice leather gloves for firefighters. The man who sold me the gloves was a firefighter and told me exactly what you are showing here. Well - I could only get another brand, not obenauf's. The trick I was told was to watch a nice movie, take a lot of product and really work it in buy wearing the gloves and massage the product in as if you where washing your hands. Let them sit for a week or so and do the same thing again. After that treatment the gloves where nearly watertight (grabbing something out of water or hours of rainstorm) and still breathable and therefore comfortable even in really hot conditions. But the best thing was that the gloves became so "tactile" that you could write with them and tools did not slide out of the hands anymore.

[@MB12116]

SierraKilo76 I have just purchased the Outdoor Research Amstel gloves. They are leather on the outside but have a fuzzy liner. Do you think that I could use your method with that

[@SierraKilo76]

@@MB12116 Hi Mack. Do you mean the "Aksel" Work Gloves? I found these on ORs website and I guess they are the ones you are talking about. I would definitly give it a try. I never owned those gloves so I can NOT speak from experience with this exact product. Just use good judgement of how much product to apply in one "session", believe me, you will see and feel it when the leather can't take anymore. Please keep in mind that any other color than black will most likely get darker. Be carefull, there are leather care products out there that just ad a layer of "chemicals" on the outside. Instead use a product with (mostly) natural ingrediants that "nourish" the leather as if it was still on the animal - sounds crazy but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say (I wish my english was better).

[@MB12116]

SierraKilo76 awesome appreciate the response and your service with the urban search and rescue

[@wranglerstar]

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[@brandonb9452]

Wranglerstar Excellent :) what about your favourite gloves? I think we are all curious which are the best

[@David-yk4td]

Hey Cody, and hey everybody else. When I put the any kind of moisturizer or any kind of protectant on my gloves I always put the gloves on my hands first and rub them in as if it were "lotion on my hands" It ultimately saves the product and honestly makes it a little bit easier to apply. Not to mention it doesn't get on my hands its self. Love you guys! And love the channel!!!

[@geraldtakala1721]

I do the same

[@duboislandscapingllc4026]

Hi Cody, I really enjoy all the stories about grand dad (especially the elk hunting stuff, that has been something Iv been wanting to do). My great grandpa has been gone for years now but I’m reminded of little things through your videos. Sounds like your grand dad was a lot like mine. Cheers to the new year and nice work organizing 👍🏻

[@aumann0452]

In the german fire department, we've got plastic tarp clips for our gloves. You hang them on your jacket and clip your gloves on. That doesn't require holes in the gloves. Also they are extremely cheap (2€ a piece)

[@rwojcik]

You got some links for a neighbour from the Netherlands?

[@T_bone]

Amazon tarp clips.

[@bijelaptica4542]

can you post a link that I can get them or at least brand and model

[@brandonb9452]

Thank you for all your hard work Mr Wranglerstar, please keep up the great work!

[@mavos1211]

I hope Mrs W’s Friends on the west coast weren’t too offended at that observation.

[@rickmaudlin2160]

Put the Obenauf's in your Amazon store. We gave a good pair of gloves to everyone in the family as stocking stuffers this year. Now I have to get the Obenauf's. Thanks.

[@Scottishblacksmith61]

Duncan here, Cody, I don't know about where you live, here in Iowa one can buy waterproofed canvas tarps at Tractor Supply.

[@j.collingallagher7030]

Youngstown Gloves + Obenaufs = amazing So good I gave them to family for Christmas gifts

[@haroldraceedge1168]

Wow, I remember rubbing my boots with Mink Oil as a young boy. Also you mentioned the canvas tarps, My first tent was a waxed canvas pup tent. It was great and I wish i could find one today. Back then it was all you could get, but man the quality was super.

[@henryzabel1746]

Cody , a tip from an old timer I knew . Get a scrap piece of hardwood block and keep it around just for punching holes in tarps and leather . They hold up quite a while , depending on how hard you hammer punch .

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

OMGosh we do that! We also do a grommet on our leather jackets for hanging them on a hook. LOVED the ending. Happy New Year!

[@JimmyMeatwhistle]

Nice, was waiting on this video, thanks for posting!

[@tjsyam921]

Whenever I've gotten leather gloves like those. I've always used shaving cream to remoisturize them. Works great when they get wet and then dry out and get crusty.

[@schulze420]

I know this is an older video. But what gloves are these? I just lost my gloves today and I remember see this video a while ago, so I found it and rewatched it. I am going to do all this so I dont loose the gloves again. But you did not mention the brand etc. Do you still use the same brand?

[@brettrichter5568]

That balloon drop is very cool. They will remember that forever. Reminds me of some of the party's we had for our teens. Make it so cool that they would rather be there at home than somewhere else.

[@Neenjaboy]

Only time I wear gloves is in the dead cold of winter and having to pack rebar. I just wear military surplus wool glove liners then and they work fine for not getting your hand stuck to metal. Been doing concrete construction for a long time and there is no other time I wear gloves

[@MtPesos]

Got high temp mystik red on my gloves by accident. Gloves got dirty as heck and smelled like greese for about a week but they’ve lasted longer and been the most pliable gloves I’ve ever had.

[@judithbrown7319]

I may do my leather gloves that way too. I keep them all over the dryer by the back door, but with the carbiners I could hang all of them on a metal ring. I set lots of grommets in Rennaisance Bodices and corsets, but also add extras to tarps and with scrap leather to repair tents. I havent seen grommets with teeth so they have to be over 50 yrs!!!! LOL

[@Voltechs]

Totally up my alley. I'm actually currently in a personal purge as well. Trying to reduce 50% of the things I own, and to buy way less. I want a few high quality things, not lots of low quality things.

[@mfcobb1]

Thank You for both the grommet and balm.

[@brandonb9452]

Cody has explained why metal isn’t allowed in boots while fighting forest fires. I wonder, are the grommets on the gloves ever hot enough on fires to be uncomfortable?

[@wranglerstar]

There is more metal in a belt buckle

[@calebweis352]

Brandy Brantz I doubt it. The reason the boots are a problem is the ground is hot from the fire.

[@brandonb9452]

Wranglerstar that’s true. Thank you. I was curious as I’ve never been close to large fires

[@geocube1898]

Yeah never wear caulk boots on a wildfire. In 2001 a small one broke out in some Simpson reprod in my backwoods rural community and it was all hands on deck..... I wore the only good leather boots I had, my work boots. Sadly I was a logger and my work boots were caulk boots. UUUUUUGGGGGGEEEEEE mistake. Uge. It was that miserable for 6 hours.

[@brandonb9452]

geo cube I can only imagine the discomfort. Did you get any burns? Or just very sweaty feet

[@fourtyfivefudd]

I hope some one sees this is this is 3 years too late now. But where exactly does Cody get those fire service gloves. I have a hard time finding those exact ones online

[@zeke546]

8:45 I could be wrong, but I think it’s a mix between beeswax and rendered animal fat, frontiersmen would make it out in camp and keep it in a tin, putting on basically everything that needed weathering protection like leather and metal goods. Even usable as a lip balm like so seems very similar.

[@zeke546]

You can use mink oil as well for leather goods

[@xthegoodfight1]

This works great. Advice at 14min is spot on.

[@chezpaiz]

I dig the idea of only having one of each item. For me having one special pen works great, I always know where it is. Great video!

[@frankdavidson9675]

this is just good info while talking about leather if you have had damp or wet feet while hunting 1way to stop wet feet paint your boots or shoes with clear concrete sealer alll around any seams let it dry try another coat try it works a stone mason taught me this years ago .

[@BrokenRanch918]

Remember don't scale back on the locktite! Thanks again for the video as always great job

[@fm00078]

Wonderful finish with the kids and balloons. OH, gloves care also. 1950s-60s my dad used to use cooking Lard on his gloves. Wear'm then dab some on and work it in like washing hands. Only problem was flies & bees liked his gloves also. EH, tradeoffs.

[@michaelcurtis4563]

Looks like it was a great celebration. Happy New Year Wranglerstars!

[@michaelsbehnke98]

You should definitely give the Obenaufs leather oil a try! I oil my boots and other leather accessories with it! The leather absorbs it very well!

[@michaelsbehnke98]

Also, you should do some more drone shots of the property!

[@jrsfishing1]

My baby was born 1/2/2019. I'm watching this while "trying" to sleep! Too excited but still great video. Thanks!!

[@zeke546]

0:50 those are eyelets, at least in leatherworking, but a very helpful tip I plan to keep in mind as I’m soon to be making my own gloves

[@anthonymiller8979]

C. S. Osborne still makes the same leather grommet setter and even the punch in a variety of sizes. I apply conditioner to my leather gloves by first putting them on, then applying it like I am washing my hands. gets every inch of the gloves nicely

[@eCitizen1]

Thanks for the tip about Obenauf's Heavy Duty Leather Protective Wax. I'm going to have to get me some.

[@tomrutherford3139]

You always do a great job! Very interesting and informative presentations. I like learning new things. You're right, "less is better". Quality is ultra-important. I've been weeding out and organizing too. I'm so tired of using valuable time looking for things. Please keep up the very professional work. I'm glad you and your wife met.

[@DRWebster93]

I'd recommend you look at Kohler fixtures for the bathroom remodel. They are well built and have a premium look and feel. The ceramic cartridges they use in their faucets and shower valves are super smooth and last forever.

[@billstewart2433]

Maybe someone commented but letting the grease soak in a couple day results in the gloves being dry to the touch, nd not greasy.

[@lt.mcgrath3926]

Hey wrangler star you could also use Mink oil, it comes i bigger containers and you can purchase it at most department stores (in the shoe/boots area where you find shoe polish and stuff. I know about it from army cadets thats what we put on our leather combat boots.

[@frankdavidson9675]

you can buy those brass gromets several sizes in hardware stores or boat repair shops where they fix canvas boat tops i have a sack ful in my tool box

[@MountainFisher]

I use two kinds of metal in my leather work, brass and stainless, never plated steel. I use a 1/2 inch brass grommet for lighter leather, for canvas tarps I go to a 1 inch grommet. Neatsfoot oil is the standard in the custom leather field, I use Fiebings leather balm.

[@krustysurfer]

Most Modern brass has lead in it that is the only drawback

[@MountainFisher]

@@krustysurfer Not all brass contains lead. I was a biological engineer and the brass that has lead in it cannot be sold in California and my leather hardware is all allowed in CA although my alcohol based leather dye isn't, but they allow booze to be sold which has done more damage than the isopropyl alcohol ever did, btw they sell rubbing alcohol in CA too, bunch of hypocrites. lol

[@krustysurfer]

Most modern brass has lead in it to facilitate easier Machining @@MountainFisher unless you know the foundry or MFG can you guarantee it is unleaded brass -(or if you forge it yourself) HNY2019 sir knowledge is power... share share share #LoveWins #BeKind

[@hunterdavis3786]

Where can I get those gloves?

[@jenniferwhite6089]

Costco sometimes sell them gloves I pick mine up there or like Ackland Grainger store, Greggs distributor here in western Canada and I have from them at farm store as well and nut and bolt places too welding supply places too

[@dtec30]

They should sell the gloves as a kit with the op bees wax as well

[@hunterdavis3786]

@@greenhatparts6552 thank you

[@daphlavor]

Does the beeswax attract yellow jackets?

[@bluetrue6062]

Thanks for the info, and yeah, you are motivating me to clean out. I suffer from too much stuff, can't find anything 😁.

[@dsquires16]

I struggle with keeping extras of things. Sometimes it’s good, like a safety kit and small tool roll in each vehicle with gloves. I’ve been inspired by your videos on decluttering my shop spaces and organizing. That’s my goal for 2019 of organizing and decluttering.

[@carolisrael120]

My favorite work gloves are stiff as a board. I have Neatsfoot oil that I use on my horse’s saddle and tack. I’m going to try that inside and out on my gloves. The inside is so stiff that it makes my hands sore.

[@michellehedgcock8924]

Loved what you did with the balloons. Very fun. :)

[@Deacon72]

I know this is an old video - but what size grmmets are those?

[@conorc725]

Very much looking forward to the bathroom remodel!

[@shilohskye2056]

THATS WHY WE WATCH YOU ITS ALL URE CONTENT. GOD BLESS YALL. KEEP THEM COMING. SKYE&KEITH &FAMILY

[@dokmanian]

that end was so awesome happy and healthy new year to you and your family

[@bigb2020]

Why don’t the manufacturers do this? Gloves available “with or without” grommets. You should patent this, if it hasn’t been already. Was just burning brush piles and my leather gloves took a nice bath in kerosene and are covered in ash. Sometimes there isn’t much you can do but watch your gloves deteriorate.

[@willvandermeer4733]

Great idea on the grommets! Just got a cheap grommet kit to do the same !

[@843292]

Thanks Cody. That was a heartwarming ending to your video.

[@bigguns45acp]

Cody, those are actually US Military surplus grommets for the old canvas tents and shelters. I have a set myself.

[@BrianBetron]

Thanks ordered some of the Obenauf's

[@Tuuktalus]

I use Kinco gloves and sno-seal. I get em all greased up and put em in the oven at 180 for about 5-10 minutes to let the pores in the leather soak it up. Works great and is a pretty cheap option. Im a skier and see the ski patrol using Kincos as a day to day work glove.

[@Dustin2112]

Beeswax and Lanolin and/or Glycerin works like a charm on hydrating and protecting leather... and human skin.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

And here I was just using them half as much to get the same effect.

[@rickcotteen9572]

There's a very relaxing feeling I get when you share your stories. Hope you had a great New Years!

[@LivingWithDragon]

My kids would love the balloon idea. The falling and the popping.

[@prophesytheorist5130]

Great video Wranglerstar. I have been putting my gloves on a carabineer for ages. Never with the grommet though. I will most definitely be using this. As always, you provide another utilitarian bit of advice.

[@gearheadted5110]

Balloon fireworks! How fun. Happy New Year, Wranglerstars. Thank you for many years of great content and God's blessing for you and yours in 2019.

[@kansaIainen]

DIY leather conditioner: 1/3 beeswax, 1/3 olive oil, 1/3 linen seed oil, warm and mix, store in tight can. Good for wood, leather and skin of your heels.

[@Rainaman-]

Sounds like a recepie for typical oilskin, no?

[@kansaIainen]

@@Rainaman- All you need to do oilskin is a 100% Egyptian cotton bed sheet, Boiled linseed oil - 3 to 4 cups (depending on the size of your cloth) Mineral spirits - 3 to 4 cups. Hang the oiled sheet vertically under a covered roof outside to dry.

[@Rainaman-]

@@kansaIainen thanks!

[@checkpoint3260]

Just use mink oil.... Catching them is easy, it's ringing out the oil that's the tricky part

[@blfjr2005]

Obenauf's is a great product and was the only thing that would keep my leather boots from getting brittle when I was working in the oilfields and if Obenauf's can protect them from crude oil I believe it can protect them from almost anything.

[@Old_Guy_Gaming]

Can’t wait for the bathroom remodel. I need to do two in my home

[@breakyoself83]

Leather gloves are great, until you get them wet... This oiling may help for most gloves but you're better off with synthetic rubber grippers when its wet.

[@timberzachlogger8865]

Thank you for your time alot of good ideas as always I used to go through alot of gloves in logging pulling cable and in muddy conditions and treating the leather helps big time nothing better than good broken in leather gloves or boots haha

[@biff1tannen]

Thanks😊👍 Great for a concrete worker.

[@guye7763]

How could anyone possibly thumbs down that? What is the matter with those people? Very well done anyway and thanks.

[@BennHerr]

The tools may not be available to everybody, but if you have them, an arbor press or hydraulic press makes a much more precision hole than hitting the punch with a hammer (if just a bit less satisfying). The control over the position and depth is much better. It also doesn't dull your punch as fast. Makes for more consistent grommet squeezing too.

[@hassanal-mosawi6049]

Thanks for showing how & sharing that, and happy New Year

[@TheCajunHomestead]

Cody, just a suggestion , find a 4"x4"or a 6"x6" short block of wood. When using your hole punch, turn the block of wood up so you are cutting to the end grain. It will save the sharp edge of your punch. I have a 8"x8" in my shop just for cutting holes or cutting hoes in gasket material.

[@TheCajunHomestead]

@@rudolfkorinek9829 I am still using the same hole cutters that I acquired in the 1980s, as a Millwright I have cut alot of holes in different types of materials, I just like my tools sharp and not damaged.

[@traveller9625]

I used leather gloves in the Navy on the fight deck for several years and connected my gloves with leather straps, the heat from jet blast would brand you if had metal on them. How did this work for fire service?

[@scottsviper23]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@ligitmuffin]

He did say he turns his sleeve up

[@carlzirk]

Special New Year's. Thanks for sharing and all the inspiration.

[@Georgecook1]

I could watch your channel all day.

[@krillton6282]

Thank you Cody.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Happy New Year. Great glove idea.

[@stevenlengyel9701]

I’ve been treating my gloves with good old saddle soap

[@rjlindner757]

I feel lucky that my dad gets really nice leather gloves from work (LOCAL 489 plumpers and steamfitters) between my grandfather and my dad working there we have been blessed with qlot of good gear from gloves to rain jackets and pants an not to mention the left over metals and what not they get to bring home.

[@dennisoharra9320]

Anyone else pick up on the old windsock from the good ol into. Happy New Year.

[@wheeler7973]

Great video Happy New Year!

[@davidcantu201]

thanks for the video!! just ordered myself some and been meaning to get some for my boots but never got around to it. i am also a welder and never thought about using them for my leather gloves but i will definitely try it

[@jenniferwhite6089]

big safety pins work well too I bought the Klein wire cap bags works well too like them because keeps the gloves cleaner too and if you have more then one pair mix the colours I have them and use them for disposable gloves as well wow I have the same box like that but that one has been used for a boot polishing box this one dated back 1914 my great -great grandma said it was when her dads boot box was in the first world war box never make it over sea's but her dad did but never made it back home passed away short time after the war was over gas attack and his gas mask had a bullet hole throw it and did not work very well I am very happy I have the box for the punching the hole out I use an end of a log or a 2x4 does not damage the punches

[@Hydrogenblonde]

When you do your bathroom floor make sure it slopes down toward the drain holes. Sounds obvious but I have a bathroom floor where the drain hole is in the highest part of the floor and the floor slopes down toward the walls and door. When the floor gets wet (as happens in bathrooms) the water accumulates next to the walls 1/2 inch deep and flows out the door into the hallway and then into the laundry. It is a real pain in the neck. A extra bit of effort when laying the floor could have saved countless amounts of time with a mop and bucket that happens on a recurring basis, not to mention potential damage to the walls. Best wishes for your renovation.

[@Redneckemtb]

I would be more worried about them getting hot or the one spot that's open is where an ember is going to land.

[@aj1finch]

Happy New Year!

[@dtec30]

Happy new year Cody and family

[@FlyWhistle]

I’m making some oilcloth tarps now just take a good piece of high thread cotton or canvas and soak or paint with linseed oil and mineral spirit to help oil dry. Hang up for couple weeks or months in the air

[@joostmichiels7878]

Hey cody, maybe upgrade your carabiner to a "keyless" I think they'r called. They dont have the notch where the gate meets the biner. So they dont get caught So often on the grommet. Greeting from Belguim

[@donpegar2645]

Good idea can't wait to use it on the grandkids gloves they seem to always be dropping them someplace

[@pamtnman1515]

simplicity in all things...always a good principle

[@ezequielortega7238]

I learned wild land fire fighting that turning them rough side out works really well also.

[@zaizoesclashing7103]

Lol I love your tips. But its not very cold there, lol im in Saskatchewan Canada and it is very cold here lol We just got out of a week of -40s