Comments on: Save Your Fingers With Kevlar Gloves

By: meh

meh — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:29:51 +0000

Kevlar gloves have been around about as long as bullet proof vests have. They use them for glass handling, some people have pointed out that they wouldn't be effective. While, yes, they may be punctured easily, they're very resistent to slashing. (I know people who work in glass factories.)

By: meh

meh — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:29:51 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:20:47 +0000

Afaik kevlar would stop the initial impact of a stab from a knife but you can then push the knife straight through.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:24:27 +0000

Chrysophylax beat me to it. I always thought the inherent strength of kevlar was it’s ability to withstand impacts. A slowly drawn knife would just cut the weave surely?

By: Chrysophylax

Chrysophylax — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:05:22 +0000

I don’t get it. Is this a new type of weaving for Kevlar? Yes, it’s always been “good” for bulletproofing – Kevlar’s strength is in absorbing high velocity impacts. Kevlar’s weakness is that knives & swords cut through fairly easily – bullet proof vests sometimes have a metal layer sewn in to protect from knife blades. Most “cut-proof” gloves I’ve seen contain a stainless steel mesh which is sometimes wrapped in kevlar, but this product doesn’t make sense with conventional knowledge of how Kevlar works.

By: Admin Smithee

Admin Smithee — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:51:13 +0000

if they come in black they would make a great addition to my batsuit

By: felix

felix — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:17:21 +0000

I like how the knife, sort of inexplicably, is an illegal in most states punch dagger. I guess it gives the image that much more tactical oomph!