	Name	Purchased for ($)	Purchased for, Per Piece ($)	Link	Made In
	G&F	$14.00	$2.80	Search on Amazon	China
Premium suede double palm and index finger work gloves with a rubberized safety cuff. Very durable and protective, but stiff and less comfortable.
	Palmer	$46.00	$3.83	Search on Amazon	India
Soft cowhide leather gloves with a keystone thumb. Comfortable and flexible, but thin and lower performing in durability tests.
	HandyLandy	$10.00	$	Search on Amazon	China
Light-duty work gloves with breathable spandex back, touchscreen fingertip, padded palm, and foam knuckle padding.
	WZQH	$10.00	$	Search on Amazon	China
Split cowhide gloves with cotton lining. Claimed abrasion, puncture, high-temperature, and cut resistance.
	Wells Lamont	$11.00	$	Search on Amazon	India
Cowhide gloves with adjustable wrist and gun cut design. Comfortable, but middle-of-pack in most protection tests.
	Magid	$12.00	$	Search on Amazon	China
Impact-resistant work gloves with sandy nitrile grip. Excellent grip, but weak puncture and cut resistance.
	HexArmor	$18.00	$	Search on Amazon	Pakistan
Cut-resistant gloves with interior HPPE steel protective liner and goatskin leather palm. Very strong cut resistance.
	NoCry	$19.00	$	Search on Amazon	China
Touchscreen-compatible gloves with PVC knuckles. Strong grip and abrasion resistance, but relatively stiff.
	Toolant	$20.00	$	Search on Amazon	China
Insulated leather work gloves with 3M Thinsulate lining and full-grain cowhide construction. Good comfort, flexibility, and protection.
	Cestus	$22.00	$	Search on Amazon	Indonesia
Heavy-duty work gloves with coarse palm, cut resistance, impact resistance, and rough-textured grip surface.
	DeWalt	$23.00	$	Search on Amazon	Pakistan
Work gloves with anti-slip PVC palm, TPR back-of-hand protection, and cushioned palm for vibration reduction.
	West Chester	$24.00	$	Search on Amazon	Indonesia
Synthetic leather gloves with silicone grip, double palm, and TPR heavy-duty knuckles. Best grip in the test.
	Mechanix	$25.00	$	Search on Amazon	Pakistan
Water-resistant leather gloves with stretch elastic cuff. The most flexible glove tested and one of the most comfortable.
	Carhartt	$28.00	$	Search on Amazon	Indonesia
Cotton duck shell gloves with synthetic leather palm and suede palm patches. Very stiff and less comfortable.
	Kinco	$29.00	$	Search on Amazon	China
Insulated pigskin palm gloves with knit wrist and thermal lining. Excellent cut resistance, but the stiffest glove tested.
	Superior Glove	$30.00	$	Search on Amazon	Pakistan
Impact-resistant and water-resistant leather gloves with padded palms and keystone thumb. Very comfortable and flexible.
	Ironclad	$32.00	$	Search on Amazon	Indonesia
Machine-washable premium leather gloves with performance fit and terry cloth sweat wipe on thumb.

Rank	Product	Result
1	Mechanix	1.30
2	Palmer	1.80
3	Toolant	1.80
4	Superior Glove	1.80
5	HandyLandy	1.90
6	Magid	2.20
7	HexArmor	2.20
8	Wells Lamont	2.30
9	DeWalt	2.60
10	WZQH	3.10
11	NoCry	3.10
12	West Chester	3.10
13	Cestus	3.30
14	Ironclad	3.30
15	G&F	5.90
16	Carhartt	6.10
17	Kinco	7.70

Rank	Product	Result
1	Kinco	9.40
2	HexArmor	9.10
3	Toolant	5.62
4	G&F	4.30
5	Ironclad	3.44
6	Cestus	2.77
7	DeWalt	2
8	Carhartt	2
9	West Chester	1.70
10	Mechanix	1.70
11	NoCry	1.43
12	Superior Glove	1.20
13	WZQH	0.80
14	Wells Lamont	0.80
15	Palmer	0.50
16	HandyLandy	0.35
17	Magid	0.35

Rank	Product	Result
1	Kinco	9.80
2	G&F	6.63
3	Toolant	4.49
4	Cestus	3.77
5	Magid	2.78
6	HexArmor	2.76
7	Wells Lamont	2.73
8	Ironclad	2.69
9	Superior Glove	2.24
10	NoCry	2.09
11	DeWalt	2.07
12	West Chester	1.98
13	Palmer	1.91
14	Mechanix	1.75
15	HandyLandy	1.54

Rank	Product	Result
1	G&F	0.59
2	Cestus	1.15
3	WZQH	1.51
4	Mechanix	1.51
5	Toolant	1.64
6	DeWalt	1.67
7	Superior Glove	1.74
8	West Chester	1.75
9	Kinco	1.82
10	Palmer	1.93
11	Carhartt	2.06
12	HexArmor	2.07
13	Ironclad	2.13
14	HandyLandy	2.28
15	Wells Lamont	2.32
16	Magid	3.21
17	NoCry	3.36

Rank	Product	Result
1	G&F	8.95
2	Carhartt	3.64
3	Palmer	3.39
4	West Chester	3.39
5	HandyLandy	3.36
6	Kinco	3.36
7	Ironclad	3.13
8	Wells Lamont	3
9	WZQH	2.60
10	Toolant	2.57
11	Cestus	2.16
12	NoCry	2.12
13	DeWalt	2
14	Superior Glove	1.84
15	Magid	1.83
16	HexArmor	1.83
17	Mechanix	1.73

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