NoCry Heavy Duty Cut Resistant Work Gloves - Durable, Level 5 Cutting Gloves with Grip Dots for Chefs, Wood Carving, Glass Handling

Very well made product (I guessed US or Germany, but they're made in Thailand).The gloves have a supple stretch to them that was unexpected. The included printed instruction sheet (Yay!) says "Made of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, glass fibre and spandex. The Amazon listing and sticker on the ziplock bag say "Stainless Steel material", but there is no evidence of steel, stainless or otherwise. It may be enclosed in the yarn, but that's doubtful, as it's nice and stretchy. I'm just guessing, but maybe the steel construction has been replaced with the UHMW/Glass fiber as listed. There is no evidence of glass fibre either, no itchy, irritating feel, these are just NICE! You wouldn't know they are cut resistant if it didn't say so. They fit, feel and work like super high end work gloves. The instructions say not to test, but I just had to, and used the cuff of the safe (cutting) hand. 3 strokes with a freshly stropped 2" Sloyd Knife in the same spot didn't break a single fiber or even leave a mark, good enough for me, I'm convinced they will stop almost any slip (nothing is infallible). The weave is a lot like chain mail, and like it, they are susceptible to puncture with a pointed blade tip, but that's a longshot carving accident (even then, I'd expect they would help reduce the injury a fair amount). Size is a little big if anything (a good thing), most gloves I buy marked "Large" fit too tight to be comfortable, and these are just a tad large, what I consider a perfect fit. They are an ambidextrous cut, where they fit either hand well, and as such can be worn with nibs in or nibs out. If you only wear a glove on the off hand, you in effect get 2 gloves, one with nibs, one without. (I'm not a fan of ambi gloves, but these stretch-fit so well, you don't even notice)These are a top of the line tool, suitable for many trades, they would excel for sheet metal work, glass and other potentially sharp material handling, banding work, fabric/leather cutting or food prep as well as wood carving, sculpting and any such blade-centric activities.Instructions say no heat or power tools (snag risk I'm pretty sure), and don't feed your T-rex carrots with them.I can't recommend them enough, I will be using them for a variety of jobs where I used to pull out the uncomfortable, stiff leather gloves (or didn't).If you participate in activities where cuts are a risk, these could save you from an injury, (minor or life altering) and they are about as unobtrusive as one can make a glove, so you will be much more likely to be wearing them when that slip happens. They are more comfortable than the smack of a razor sharp knife blade into the side of your hand, trust me on that one.Don't be without them when that slip happens.

The first pair I bought were to cumbersome because I bought the wrong size. I reached out to NOCRY and they were very helpful and compassionate about getting me the correct sizes glove they went above and beyond with their service. I would highly recommend NOCRY for wood carving enthusiast, excellent product! The gloves are very well made and comfortable for holding carving projects.

***Updated Review: I don’t like these gloves for the reasons discussed below. What I do like is the customer service for No Cry. They responded to my comment here and invited me to get in touch with them. They refunded me the price of the gloves and sent me a free pair of their Level 5 cut resistant gloves which do fit true to their advertised measurements. The new gloves are nice but I really wanted stainless steel reinforced gloves for carving. I will use them but still be on the lookout for new carving gloves. Thanks No Cry but wish the stainless steel model fit better. I increased from 2 stars to 4 stars because you do not find companies willing to stand behind their products today. If I can’t find a stainless steel reinforced glove I won’t hesitate to order the Level 5 Cut resistant glove from them again.Original Review: I am a woman and bought the size small according to the measurements. The finger length is great but the girth around my palm is too large. Ironically, the space where the fingers attach to the body of the glove is very narrow and uncomfortable. The grip dots make the glove stiff and hard to grip a carving. Overall, the finger openings and the stiffness make the gloves unusable. I had hoped to find a better wood carving glove but this isn’t it. And yes, I did buy a pair of gloves solely for the left hand glove for carving. Disappointing.

I do wood carving and these gloves have kept me from numerous cuts. I purchased a size smaller than I thought I should have they are a little tight but my fingers fit so that the gloves do not fold over on the tips. I would purchase again when needed.

I like to take some time to evaluate a product after I have some experience with the product. After all, everything is shiny when it is new. Sometimes problems only show up after a few miles are on the product. My first pair of these gloves were purchased about two months ago and are still in use. I bought them because I have taken up wood carving in my retirement. Carving little people involves a lot of pulling the blade towards your thumb to cut off chunks of wood. They make thumb guards out of leather to help protect your thumb. I did not buy any because I wanted to know how well these gloves wear. The only change in the thumb that I can see is the rubber grip dots are worn off and the thumb is discolored. However, other than that no worst for the punishment that I have put them through. I can sit there for 6 to 8 hours carving and watching Tv so these gloves are getting a workout.A word of caution and advice for all those that purchase these gloves. They can't do their job if you don't wear them. I mistakenly thought that there was no way you could cut the hand that held the knife if you did not pull the blade towards the hand. So I only used one glove, at first. Then, unfortunately, I found out that you can get cut because I did it! Lesson learned, I now use both gloves and love them. I have slipped with the knife several times without injury. The only other thing you need to know is that small sharp points on knives can poke through the kevlar weave. It only takes once or twice before the brain makes note of this and offers poke-less suggestions for completing the task.The best recommendation that I can give for these gloves is this. I just received my second pair of these gloves. Not because they are worn out and I need them. Rather, if and when they do wear out I have their replacements already on hand.

NoCry support is first class!! Quickly resolved a question and provided complimentary product. I’ve been using a NoCry carving glove for woodcarving for 3 years. No cuts.