I work in the nursery\/landscape business and used to GO THROUGH A PAIR of COWHIDE GLOVES in two or three week . WE MOVE TREES , STONE , EQUIPMENT , you name it , and I must SAY that THESE GLOVES be like a second skin . THEY 'RE TOUGH and COMFORTABLE . I can reach into my pocket and GRAB A PEN WITHOUT EMPTYING the contents of pocket on the ground . EVEN HANDLING MONEY be no problem . THESE GLOVES be woth the price of admission .