UPDATE : I just want to update this . I send the glove back to Ironclad and today receive a replacement pair . I be glad because I really like these glove . I be hopeful these will hold up better and that I just get some that be defective in some way . I purchase a pair of these because I see a television show about they and because they be washable leather so I would be able to wash the sweat out of they . I be not a hard user of they . I also choose this pair because they be call `` Ranchworx '' so I assume they be tough enough to work on the ranch , i.e do some fencing -lrb- no barb wire -rrb- , move hay bale , move fence panel , etc. . well they do not last 6 month ! my right index finger -lrb- dominant hand -rrb- be wear through and only get larger and larger . also split at the seem below my thumb . then when I call they to return they for a warranty replacement they say I have to send they in and they would `` review '' they . could be week before anything happen . how disappointing ! if you need a good , tough , durable pair of glove ... I would avoid these .