A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044
green version).

<https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>

They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles
from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on
them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all without feeling
anything at all.

In uk.d-i-y Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044
> green version).
>
> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>
> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles
> from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on
> them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all without feeling
> anything at all.

On a similar note I had to improvise for some clearance work recently, and I
resorted to using some 'welder's gauntlets' I had lying around:
https://www.silverlinetools.com/en-GB/Product/ProductDetail?ModelName=282389

Worked a treat, didn't feel any thorns. The downsides are they aren't
waterproof, so they got wet pretty easily, and a little of the red colouring
transferred to my fingers.

I expect yours are superior...

Theo

On 23/09/2023 19:47, Theo wrote:
> In uk.d-i-y Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044
>> green version).
>>
>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>
>> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles
>> from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on
>> them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all without feeling
>> anything at all.
>
> On a similar note I had to improvise for some clearance work recently, and I
> resorted to using some 'welder's gauntlets' I had lying around:
> https://www.silverlinetools.com/en-GB/Product/ProductDetail?ModelName=282389

I have used the same for brambles. The long sleeves also protect the arms.

> Worked a treat, didn't feel any thorns. The downsides are they aren't
> waterproof, so they got wet pretty easily, and a little of the red colouring
> transferred to my fingers.

I'm a fair weather hedge cutter/pruner!

> I expect yours are superior...
>
> Theo

On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044
> green version).
>
> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>
> They make your hands  *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles
> from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on
> them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all without feeling
> anything at all.

I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as I've had
my pair for around twenty years.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On 23/09/2023 19:47, Theo wrote:
> In uk.d-i-y Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044
>> green version).
>>
>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>
>> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles
>> from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on
>> them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all without feeling
>> anything at all.
>
> On a similar note I had to improvise for some clearance work recently, and I
> resorted to using some 'welder's gauntlets' I had lying around:
> https://www.silverlinetools.com/en-GB/Product/ProductDetail?ModelName=282389

Welding rays!

> Worked a treat, didn't feel any thorns. The downsides are they aren't
> waterproof, so they got wet pretty easily, and a little of the red colouring
> transferred to my fingers.

Ah, mine don't, but they do stain them green...

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
> On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044
>> green version).
>>
>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>
>> They make your hands  *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles
>> from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on
>> them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all without feeling
>> anything at all.
>
> I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as I've had
> my pair for around twenty years.
>

https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002

--
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On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

> On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
> > On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
> >> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
> >> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the
> >> 6044 green version).
> >>
> >> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
> >>
> >> They make your hands  *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
> >> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody
> >> brambles from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as
> >> you pull on them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all
> >> without feeling anything at all.
> >
> > I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
> > I've had my pair for around twenty years.
> >
>
> https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>

Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
of a shoe if you step on them?

--
Joe

Joe wrote:

> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns

None available to test, will see how they fare on Blackthorns

On 24/09/2023 08:50, Joe wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
>>> On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>>>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the
>>>> 6044 green version).
>>>>
>>>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>>>
>>>> They make your hands  *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>>>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody
>>>> brambles from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as
>>>> you pull on them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all
>>>> without feeling anything at all.
>>>
>>> I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
>>> I've had my pair for around twenty years.
>>>
>>
>> https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>>
>
> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
> of a shoe if you step on them?
>
Or Blackthorn, which is very similar.
Surprisingly THISTLES will penetrate ordinary gardening gloves too.

--
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Adolf Hitler

On 23/09/2023 19:47, Theo wrote:
> In uk.d-i-y Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044
>> green version).
>>
>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>
>> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles
>> from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on
>> them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all without feeling
>> anything at all.
>
> On a similar note I had to improvise for some clearance work recently, and I
> resorted to using some 'welder's gauntlets' I had lying around:
> https://www.silverlinetools.com/en-GB/Product/ProductDetail?ModelName=282389
>
> Worked a treat, didn't feel any thorns. The downsides are they aren't
> waterproof, so they got wet pretty easily, and a little of the red colouring
> transferred to my fingers.
>
> I expect yours are superior...
>
> Theo
+1, have used them for years when working on thorny brash and brambles

On 24/09/2023 08:50, Joe wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
>>> On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>>>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the
>>>> 6044 green version).
>>>>
>>>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>>>
>>>> They make your hands  *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>>>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody
>>>> brambles from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as
>>>> you pull on them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all
>>>> without feeling anything at all.
>>>
>>> I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
>>> I've had my pair for around twenty years.
>>>
>>
>> https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>>
>
> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
> of a shoe if you step on them?

"Up to a point, Lord Copper." (No pun intended, but I'll claim it.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On 24 Sep 2023 at 10:25:32 BST, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 24/09/2023 08:50, Joe wrote:
>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>> On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>>>>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the
>>>>> 6044 green version).
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>>>>
>>>>> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>>>>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody
>>>>> brambles from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as
>>>>> you pull on them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all
>>>>> without feeling anything at all.
>>>>
>>>> I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
>>>> I've had my pair for around twenty years.
>>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>>>
>>
>> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
>> of a shoe if you step on them?
>>
> Or Blackthorn, which is very similar.
> Surprisingly THISTLES will penetrate ordinary gardening gloves too.

As will nettles . . .

--
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In uk.d-i-y Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
> > > I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
> > > I've had my pair for around twenty years.
> > >
> >
> > https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>
> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
> of a shoe if you step on them?

I did some pyracantha trimming, and the Silverline ones were fine for that.
I just held branches while I cut them and picked up the cut pieces - I
wasn't yanking them, so wasn't really testing jamming the thorns into the
gloves.

Theo

On 24/09/2023 08:50, Joe wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
>>> On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>>>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the
>>>> 6044 green version).
>>>>
>>>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>>>
>>>> They make your hands  *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>>>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody
>>>> brambles from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as
>>>> you pull on them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all
>>>> without feeling anything at all.
>>>
>>> I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
>>> I've had my pair for around twenty years.
>>>
>>
>> https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>>
>
> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
> of a shoe if you step on them?

All pussycats compared to this devil, which would probably penetrate
Chobham armour!
<https://www.giromagicactusandsucculents.com/cylindropuntia-tunicata/>
"The spines of Cylindropuntia tunicata are extremely sharp and barbed,
making them difficult to remove from skin or clothing. In fact, they are
so sharp that they were used by Native Americans as fishhooks and sewing
needles."

I still grow it, but inside a cut-off plastic drinks bottle! I've been
spiked too many times by it, and the barbed spines are no joke - they do
not come out without a lot of pulling.

--

Jeff

On 24/09/2023 11:46, RJH wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2023 at 10:25:32 BST, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> On 24/09/2023 08:50, Joe wrote:
>>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
>>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>> On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>>>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>>>>>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the
>>>>>> 6044 green version).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>>>>>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody
>>>>>> brambles from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as
>>>>>> you pull on them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all
>>>>>> without feeling anything at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
>>>>> I've had my pair for around twenty years.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>>>>
>>>
>>> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
>>> of a shoe if you step on them?
>>>
>> Or Blackthorn, which is very similar.
>> Surprisingly THISTLES will penetrate ordinary gardening gloves too.
>
> As will nettles . . .
>
If your nettles penetrate rawhide gloves you must have some ferocious
examples - oh! Ordinary gardening gloves.

Well, cheapjack ripoff gardening gloves, mayhap...

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

How is it when lots of other things stop growing, Brambles carry on
regardless. Now I like Blackberries as much as the next person, but I and my
neighbour want them to stay where they are put, not all over the gardens!

Brian

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"Andy Burns" <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote in message
news:kn8m51FajklU1@mid.individual.net...
>A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these leather/kevlar
>gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044 green version).
>
> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>
> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles, pulling
> with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles from a hedge,
> letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on them, grasping as
> tight as you can on them, all without feeling
> anything at all.

How far up the arm do these bramble gloves go? Not being able to see, I
often find ordinary garden gloves result in my arms being scratched to hell.
Brian

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"Theo" <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote in message
news:nWk*QY8qz@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk...
> In uk.d-i-y Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the 6044
>> green version).
>>
>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>
>> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody brambles
>> from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as you pull on
>> them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all without feeling
>> anything at all.
>
> On a similar note I had to improvise for some clearance work recently, and
> I
> resorted to using some 'welder's gauntlets' I had lying around:
> https://www.silverlinetools.com/en-GB/Product/ProductDetail?ModelName=282389
>
> Worked a treat, didn't feel any thorns. The downsides are they aren't
> waterproof, so they got wet pretty easily, and a little of the red
> colouring
> transferred to my fingers.
>
> I expect yours are superior...
>
> Theo

Brian Gaff wrote:

> How far up the arm do these bramble gloves go?

As far as my shirt sleeves, which somewhat surprisingly was enough to
stop my wrists getting attacked, there's a button-hole at the end of
each cuff, not sure if you're intended to hook them onto your shirt
sleeve buttons, but it would be impossible while wearing such thick gloves.

On 24 Sep 2023 at 16:57:06 BST, RustyHinge wrote:

> On 24/09/2023 11:46, RJH wrote:
>> On 24 Sep 2023 at 10:25:32 BST, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 24/09/2023 08:50, Joe wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
>>>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>>> On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>>>>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>>>>>>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the
>>>>>>> 6044 green version).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>>>>>>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody
>>>>>>> brambles from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as
>>>>>>> you pull on them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all
>>>>>>> without feeling anything at all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
>>>>>> I've had my pair for around twenty years.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
>>>> of a shoe if you step on them?
>>>>
>>> Or Blackthorn, which is very similar.
>>> Surprisingly THISTLES will penetrate ordinary gardening gloves too.
>>
>> As will nettles . . .
>>
> If your nettles penetrate rawhide gloves you must have some ferocious
> examples - oh! Ordinary gardening gloves.
>
> Well, cheapjack ripoff gardening gloves, mayhap...

Chrome leather - nobody more surprised than me!

--
Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK

On 24/09/2023 17:59, RJH wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2023 at 16:57:06 BST, RustyHinge wrote:
>
>> On 24/09/2023 11:46, RJH wrote:
>>> On 24 Sep 2023 at 10:25:32 BST, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 24/09/2023 08:50, Joe wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:19:07 +0100
>>>>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 23/09/2023 20:11, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>>>> On 23/09/2023 18:38, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>>>>>> A recommendation, rather than an ask, bought a set of these
>>>>>>>> leather/kevlar gloves for under a tenner (make sure to select the
>>>>>>>> 6044 green version).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <https://ebay.co.uk/itm/114638841930?var=414806874080>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They make your hands *absolutely* *invincible* against brambles,
>>>>>>>> pulling with all my might to disentangle two year old woody
>>>>>>>> brambles from a hedge, letting thorns slip through your hands as
>>>>>>>> you pull on them, grasping as tight as you can on them, all
>>>>>>>> without feeling anything at all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I use rawhide leather welding gauntlets. No idea about price as
>>>>>>> I've had my pair for around twenty years.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/welding-gloves/cat5530002
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns, which will go through the sole
>>>>> of a shoe if you step on them?
>>>>>
>>>> Or Blackthorn, which is very similar.
>>>> Surprisingly THISTLES will penetrate ordinary gardening gloves too.
>>>
>>> As will nettles . . .
>>>
>> If your nettles penetrate rawhide gloves you must have some ferocious
>> examples - oh! Ordinary gardening gloves.
>>
>> Well, cheapjack ripoff gardening gloves, mayhap...
>
> Chrome leather - nobody more surprised than me!
>
Ah1 *Chrome* leather - newfangled tanning process when I were a lad! You
always had to try to get traditionally-tanned boots if you could - all
postwar Army boots (all, I think) were chrome leather. Took an age to
get 'right' and a deep, dark polish (not Polish) on them.

'SHUN!

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On 24/09/2023 17:24, Brian Gaff wrote:

Beware! Top post for Brian:

My welding gauntlets' cuffs come halfway up my forearm.

> How far up the arm do these bramble gloves go? Not being able to see, I
> often find ordinary garden gloves result in my arms being scratched to hell.
> Brian
>

--
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To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On 24/09/2023 17:59, RJH wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2023 at 16:57:06 BST, RustyHinge wrote:
>
>> On 24/09/2023 11:46, RJH wrote:
>>> On 24 Sep 2023 at 10:25:32 BST, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

>>>> Or Blackthorn, which is very similar.
>>>> Surprisingly THISTLES will penetrate ordinary gardening gloves too.
>>>
>>> As will nettles . . .
>>>
>> If your nettles penetrate rawhide gloves you must have some ferocious
>> examples - oh! Ordinary gardening gloves.
>>
>> Well, cheapjack ripoff gardening gloves, mayhap...
>
> Chrome leather - nobody more surprised than me!
>
I've found cheapo gardening gloves just fine for nettles.
But pyracantha, blackthorn and thistles are in another realm

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always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them"

Margaret Thatcher

On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 7:23:22 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 24/09/2023 17:59, RJH wrote:
> > On 24 Sep 2023 at 16:57:06 BST, RustyHinge wrote:
> >
> >> On 24/09/2023 11:46, RJH wrote:
> >>> On 24 Sep 2023 at 10:25:32 BST, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
> >>>> Or Blackthorn, which is very similar.
> >>>> Surprisingly THISTLES will penetrate ordinary gardening gloves too.
> >>>
> >>> As will nettles . . .
> >>>
> >> If your nettles penetrate rawhide gloves you must have some ferocious
> >> examples - oh! Ordinary gardening gloves.
> >>
> >> Well, cheapjack ripoff gardening gloves, mayhap...
> >
> > Chrome leather - nobody more surprised than me!
> >
> I've found cheapo gardening gloves just fine for nettles.
> But pyracantha, blackthorn and thistles are in another realm
>
> --
> "Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They
> always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them"
>
> Margaret Thatcher

Brambles will still get you even when brown and dead. They will grow right up through a shrub and reach for overhead trees. I have found SBK mixed with Roundup will kill them , and alsoground ivy, but its hard to apply when they are growing amidst shrubs and flowers

On 24/09/2023 09:55, Andy Burns wrote:
> Joe wrote:
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>> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns
>
> None available to test, will see how they fare on Blackthorns

I expect you are aware, but others may not be, that a blacktorn in the
skin is notorious for turning septic.
Also goes under the name of sloe, buckthorn, bullace, etc.

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wasbit

On 25/09/2023 10:07, wasbit wrote:
> On 24/09/2023 09:55, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Joe wrote:
>>
>>> Do they also work on pyracantha thorns
>>
>> None available to test, will see how they fare on Blackthorns
>
> I expect you are aware, but others may not be, that a blacktorn in the
> skin is notorious for turning septic.
In my case not septic, but caused warts for YEARS until I went on the
attack with chemical weapons and a scalpel..and finally got the buried
bit out

> Also goes under the name of sloe, buckthorn, bullace, etc.
>

Bullace is not blackthorn.

It's more a proto black plum, and is very like a damson. I have Bullace
(small black plums) Mirabelle (small green gage like plums) blackthorn
(sloes) all growing wild in my hedges ...

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