Post by mrchicken on Jul 10, 2013 8:33:25 GMT -5
Ran into a little bit of "accidentally awesome" a while back.
The Leather Gloves of Doom !
(still working on a name for these) 
Had a snapper fishing trip coming up and remembered the mauling my hands got the year before from sharp gill plates, leader materials, and barnacle encrusted ropes. Got a pair of cowhide gloves for the trip. Worked wonders.
here is where the magic happens. Threw em i the back of the truck and forgot about them for a week. When I took them out of the truck they were tough as nails! Crusty hard and you had to put a little effort into bending your fingers. That was 3 summers ago and I still have them!!!!
A set of cowhide gloves last about 30-45 days here on the farm. 30-45 MINUTES if we are working barbwire fences.
I figure it was the salt pickling the leather back to a hard finish.
The barbwire has picked most of the stitching out of the seams so today Gloves of Doom II has begun. ;D
Took another pair of those overly soft cowhide gloves you get at the big box store and wet the PALMS ONLY pretty well. Then I crusted them over with canning and pickling salt.
In a day or three I should have hard as rock palms on the gloves. If this works like planned, Ill start doing this with most of the leather gloves for working here at the farm. Ill keep ya posted.
The Leather Gloves of Doom !
(still working on a name for these) 
Had a snapper fishing trip coming up and remembered the mauling my hands got the year before from sharp gill plates, leader materials, and barnacle encrusted ropes. Got a pair of cowhide gloves for the trip. Worked wonders.
here is where the magic happens. Threw em i the back of the truck and forgot about them for a week. When I took them out of the truck they were tough as nails! Crusty hard and you had to put a little effort into bending your fingers. That was 3 summers ago and I still have them!!!!
A set of cowhide gloves last about 30-45 days here on the farm. 30-45 MINUTES if we are working barbwire fences.
I figure it was the salt pickling the leather back to a hard finish.
The barbwire has picked most of the stitching out of the seams so today Gloves of Doom II has begun. ;D
Took another pair of those overly soft cowhide gloves you get at the big box store and wet the PALMS ONLY pretty well. Then I crusted them over with canning and pickling salt.
In a day or three I should have hard as rock palms on the gloves. If this works like planned, Ill start doing this with most of the leather gloves for working here at the farm. Ill keep ya posted.
