I have used these gloves for years for handling wood ie cutting and splitting oak,  First of all never buy on-line.  The size varies - sometimes when ordering large you get ones miss marked and they are actually small - just a pain to return.  Always try them on when buying in a store as it's the same there - sizes are miss marked.  Very  aggravating .  Other than that, when you get the right size they work well.  Too bad Carhartt has taken their production overseas and did NOT ensure Quality controls were in place.  I wonder if they ever see these reviews?  And if they do - do they do anything about it?  Oh well