- All-steel gloves are reversible, but steel-reinforced gloves are hand-specific. Steel gloves should be easily cleaned. The level of protection should be appropriate to the task -- the more dangerous the task, the greater the amount of metal. For example, a chef's or retail butcher's glove may be made mostly of cut-resistant fabric with some steel woven in, while those used by a commercial meat-cutter making prime cuts through heavy bones should contain more steel for greater protection.
- Steel gloves are used by meat cutters, fish processors, metalworkers, animal handlers and those who work with sharp-edged materials such as glass, paper and ceramics. Soldiers, farmers and ranch hands use steel gloves when working with barbed wire or razor wire. Animal handlers, such as veterinary assistants or laboratory personnel working with rodents, use them to keep from being bitten.
- Many hobbyists can profit from using steel gloves, from woodworkers to anglers to cooks. Motorcycle riders can find steel-reinforced gloves to protect their hands when they fall. Even fantasy and historical reenactors of the Medieval and other periods can find steel gloves like those worn in times past.
- Metal-reinforced gloves, sometimes called "steel" or "SAP" gloves," are use in self-defense to add weight to the hands during training. Law enforcement officers use them to help defend against blows from blunt objects. These may not be legal in all states.
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