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Terminology
Glove Terminology
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| Fourchette Style | |
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"Fourchette" is the French word for "gusset". This style has a seamless palm and a seamless back with gussets between the two seamless hand patterns. As there are no seams in any work area, it is the optimum of all glove styles; more comfortable and wear resistant, but more expensive to produce than any other form of manufacture, and therefore normally found in dress gloves only. North Star Glove's WHITE OX series is fourchette style, this is one of the reasons this series of gloves has been so popular over the years. |
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| Clute Style | |
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Seamless palm with three parallel seams on the back of the glove. All finger seams are to the front of the fingers. This is unimportant in cloth and light weight gloves, but very uncomfortable in leather and thicker fabric gloves. The least labor-intensive style to manufacture. |
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| Gunn Style | |
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Seamless back; horizontal seam in palm area directly below the center two fingers. This is the style preferred for heavy duty gloves because the "gunn" seam is located in a natural crease of the hand and therefore not a source of discomfort. All finger seams are to the back of the fingers, and unnoticeable while working. |
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| Ambi Style | |
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Some companies refer to this style as "reversible style". Both gloves fit either hand. Not as form fitting as other styles, but has the advantage of being able to double the life span of gloves by switching hands after palms of the original side have been worn out. |
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| Straight Thumb | |
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For closed fisted work (gripping). Construction of glove places all seams out of the work surface during gripping activities. |
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For open handed work (pushing, pulling, cupping of the palm). Construction of glove places all seams out of the work surface during open handed activities. |
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