RE: Gloves or no gloves?
YUP, for a couple reasons. They keep your hands clean and if the phone ring(I always have one near me) I can rip off a glove and answer it. I can rip off a glove and go in the house if I need something. In colder weather it keeps your hands dry and warmer. The single biggest visible advantage is, it gives you a better grip on the meat, the hide, everything. I buy the latex surgical gloves usually. I also carry 4 or 5 pairs in my backpack all the time. I usually get them at a dry cleaning supplies dealer for about 8 or 9 bucks for a big box. Len had some camo ones that I bought at his shop the other day. They were a little more but saved me a trip to the dry cleaning distributors.