of woodworking projects, tools, and materials,
the event features a competition with cash prizes for
woodworking projects. Last year’s show included 294
entries and 187 exhibitor displays, and drew a crowd
of 3,500.
Over the course of the weekend, there are also free
demonstrations organized by
Woodcarving Illustrated
and
Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts
. Scott Phillips,
host of The American Woodshop, usually shows off
some new tools. The other demos range from general
woodworking to carving to scroll sawing. Additional
activities include raffles, children’s projects sponsored
by the Western Ohio Woodworkers, a silent auction,
and a banquet on Saturday night. The show will take
place at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio, on
October 13 and 14, 2018. We hope to see you there!
For more information, visit daytoncarvers.com/
2017 Second
Best of Show:
Al Jordan
2017 Best of
Show Winner:
Fred Zavadil
2017 Third Best of Show:
Sherry Jones
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FALL 2018
10
Decoding
Your Carving
Gloves
By Bob Duncan and Tom Borecki
TOP
TIP
✔
tips
and techniques
All carving gloves contain Kevlar, so they will all
slow down or stop a tool slip to some degree—but
evaluating that protection can be tricky. The late Rick
Ferry, owner of Little Shavers woodcarving supply
company, used to test gloves by trying to cut a thumb
off, and would only sell those that in his judgement
sufficiently resisted his slicing.
Is there any more accurate way to compare carving
gloves? Yes, but...it's complicated. There are two
organizations that set standards for cut resistance: the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and
the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).
Their testing protocols vary slightly but ultimately do
the same thing: measure safety and durability of gloves
used in work environments.
Here's where it gets challenging: ANSI ratings are
voluntary
for gloves sold in America, and we could not
find it marked on a single one. You have to check the
manufacturer's website (or, more easily, just google
the glove) to get those ratings. But every glove sold in
Europe
must
be stamped with a CEN rating, and since
many of them are also sold in the United States, you
can often find those ratings on gloves bought here.
Thus, if a glove has no rating printed on it,
you have to google it for an evaluation.
What do the ANSI numbers mean?
Basically, the ANSI test measures
how much weight applied to a
blade is required to cut through the
material (see chart). Up until 2016,
the ratings went from 1 (lowest
resistance) to 5 (highest resistance). Since 2016, the
rating system now goes from a low of A1 to a high
of A9, allowing for more precise measurements,
particularly of heavier, more cut-resistant gloves (the
letter A simply indicates a new rating).
Most ANSI-rated gloves we found had only been
measured for cut resistance; a few had been tested for
abrasion resistance; and only one, Superior Glove’s
Action glove (which features a leather covering), had
been tested for puncture resistance. If you're curious
about
