I know that the new style for the WL 1130 glove has a reinforced palm. Has anyone considered taking a knife and cutting the stitches that hold the reinforcemnt on the palm and removing it? I looked at them today in Wal Mart and it looks like it could be done.
By the way Home Depot has some stanley glovs in the yellowish tint and in goatskin. very supple when compared to the cowhide.
Update: I tried it out on the same model that you are talking about (which I bought 3 pairs of when they were on sale for 3 bucks at walley world) that you're talking about and it worked alright, now if I can find a way to plug up the holes left by the stiches.
Are the holes really obvious? Do they really detract from the glove? Since they are on the palm and will get distressed one way or another would they tend to be masked by the dirt?
I need a good pair of work gloves and wanted to get as accurate as possible as well. The WL's have a great reputation, but alas, only the new ones are available. I saw a generic pair at Target tonight and saw some stanley's at home depot, but the wells lamonts are I think an all around better glove. I think I will take the plunge and remove the reinforcement on the palm
I bought a pair just like this, used a razor blade to start removing the stiches, then i carefully pulled the stiching out and sliced off the leather flap as close to the glove seam as possible. I think they look great, and the holes can hardly be seen after a little use.
