US Forge403 18-Inch Extra Length Welding Gloves

I bought these welding gloves, primarily based on everyone's glowing reviews of using them with a woodstove. I heat my home with my woodstove, I start it in November usually, and never have to start a new fire again until we're finished burning in late March usually. These gloves were purchased to replace a set of fireproof gloves which wore out in the fingers after about a burning season of use. The one thing I didn't like about the fireproof gloves was that they only came up to my mid-forearm. This meant that when I was loading my woodstove (insert), I frequently burn the top of my arm on the hot steel above. I was quite happy to read that these were longer.The gloves smell of leather, they have a really nice feel on your bare hands. However, they can't handle the continuous heat of a woodstove. Maybe for a quick brush with a hot log, but I certainly wouldn't want to have to pick up a log that fell onto the hearth with these gloves. A task that I did once without any burns with my fireproof gloves. One of my firebricks fell down, along with a steel elbow that holds it in place. I had to let the stove burn out in order to replace the brick and plate because the gloves couldn't shield my hands from the heat. And they begin smoking after a short period of time being exposed to the internal stove heat. I'm sure that this is the oils in the leather burning off.Overall, I'm happy with the quality gloves, I can't ding any stars for the heat resistance as they do what they're supposed to for welding I'm sure. Just buyer beware of intended use, and you might want to stick to real fire gloves if that is your primary intention.

I bought a pair of these in 2010 (three years ago) to stock up our cabin and sort of 'bridge' the gap between hotpads for the oven/stove, and working with logs etc in our wood-stove. We still make regular use of them today, migrating between the kitchen and the living room wood stove.I'd previously bought a set of  Eastman Outdoors 38207 Cooking Gloves 13-Inch  in the niche for home use, and saw the same type of limitations I'd seen from these welding gloves:-As expected as a workman's tool, they're well-made of good quality leather.-They do a solid job of protecting your hands and forearms from general heat while working with the wood stove or grill.-But as was the case with the Eastman gloves, don't confuse them with oven mitts! Handling a hot iron pan or other focused heat source will have the heat coming through the leather in a matter of seconds. Especially if you've let grease or other heat conductors accumulate on the gloves!As long as you use these type of gloves in the niche to which their appropriate, you'll be fine. I'd recommend investing in both a set of these, _and_ a good set of oven mits as well. :)In our case I added a couple sets of  Parvin MFG Tan Flameguard Oven Mitt, 14" (11M-FG15) Category: Kitchen and Foodservice Gloves  gloves to the mix (a Cooks Illus. best buy), for both home and cabin.

These gloves are absolutely awesome. I am very new at welding, so take my review with a grain of salt, especially if you are an experienced welder...With that being said, I'll explain why I gave these gloves 5 stars without hesitation. I purchased a slightly used Lincoln MIG welder and the guy threw in some basic inexpensive gloves and helmet. When I was beginning to learn how to weld, I noticed that the "trigger" finger of the basic gloves he gave me was very stiff... making it more difficult for me to have the flexibility needed in me to control it as well as I needed to. So, I looked around Amazon for a new set of welding gloves. Many were very expensive, to which I assume they are probably very good gloves, but I didn't want to spend too much money on them. Then, I ran across this set of gloves which had some very good reviews and was reasonably priced. A plus was that they were extra long too. This is coming from a novice welder...but I think these are wonderful...and yes, the "trigger" finger is much, much less stiff, allowing me to have much more control in my personal learning process. So, from a beginning welder's point of view...I highly recommend these gloves.

Apparently US Forge 403-18 are the same as Tillman 1050-18 because that's what I received and that's whats printed on the gloves, (US forge is .10 cent more) The only thing identifying US Forge is a small decal on the Tillman cardboard hanger that the gloves are stapled to.Other than that slight of hand these gloves, wait the Tillman 1050-18 gloves are nice, they are comfortable not to small or big except for the pinky finger its about 1 inch longer.From the tip of my middle finger to the start of my wrist is close to 8 inches and I got the large and again they fit nicely, they're comfortable and heavy weight, I haven't used them yet so I hope they hold up.

I have fairly large hands, from the tip of my longest finger to the base of my palm is 7 inches. My palm is about 4 inches wide at my thumb. These gloves fit nicely, not too tight and are flexible right at the start. My forearm is 12 inches in diameter near my elbow and the gauntlet part has plenty of room for me to have a heavy shirt on or to be able to get a jacket sleeve into it. The leather is a nice thickness, not cheap stuff. These gloves are probably not made to pick up things over 300 or 400 degrees F. When I am casting lead, (800 'F.) I will use extra protection to handle hot ladles or moulds. A thick potholder is cheap and will prevent burns to the gloves and my hands. They are mainly for metal spatter protection. For opening a wood stove, these would be great. At the price, I highly recommend these gloves!

After much research, I ordered "US Forge 403 18-Inch Extra Length Welding Gloves"; what I received was: "Tillman 1050-18 welding gloves". I don't want to hear "well it's the same thing, or these are just as good, or return them, or …". Cavalierly replacing what a customer ordered with something else is a bit insulting. I need the gloves and it's too much trouble to send them back.

Good quality and great protection.

Quality thick leather gloves.

The gloves appear to be of good quality, nice thick leather. I found the fit to be too small for my hands, finger length too short which made it hard to grip.