08-16-2008, 03:30 AM
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\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /> J/KThe Numero Uno glove is a PHENOMENAL glove. I will explain some differences between that glove and my gloves. As for the leather glove itself, Chris and I use the exact same gloves for them so there's no difference in the quality of the leather. I just started a brand new aging technique that makes the leather glove look MUCH dirtier than the ones on my website (I think I owe something to the guy who gave me the tip - see below) .There are two things that I like about the Numero Uno better than mine: 1. He used a thicker gauge of copper than anyone else so it's quite heavy and 2. He simply mastered the coloring of the metal parts so the coloring of his copper is more film-like than mine. However, he did use a technique to color the copper that can be scraped off. I don't coat my metal parts in anything so you can't scrape anything off. Of course, like any piece of metal, you have to expect scraping to occur on the sides of the fingers when they rub against each other eventually. I think his blades were SLIGHTLY thicker than mine as well. But since the glove is out of production now, you'd be lucky to find one for under $200. Now, for some problems I've noticed with the Numero Uno. Chris made the fingers on most of them very skinny. So, if you have bigger hands or meatier fingers (like me), good luck even putting the thing on. I know a guy that lives close to me that has a Numero Uno and I couldn't even get it on my hand because the finger columns were so skinny. It didn't even fit the owner either. I offer the option to choose your own finger width so you don't have that problem. Also, the rivets on the Numero Uno are very loose and frequently can get caught on the metal parts on the fingers and get stuck together. I press my rivets close enough to still allow full movement but avoiding the annoying snags. Also, the backplate on the Numero Uno is bent in an exaggerated way that the top of the backplate will more than likely dig into the top of your hand. My backplates still have the trademark bendings but rest flat on the back of your hand so they are very comfortable to wear.I am taking orders for the Part 1 still so if you actually do place an order, you will get the new templates and new aging techniques that I've developed. Either way... if you go with me, thank you... you won't be disappointed. If you pursue a Numero Uno... you won't be disappointed either.Anyway... here's my new weathered glove for the Part 1 glove in the future:<img src=\"http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn47/knifegloves/DirtyGlove.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />Oh.. and here's an idea as to how the colors of the fingers and backplate look. This glove uses my old templates. I have yet to build a full glove with my new templates:<img src=\"http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn47/knifegloves/Jeremy1-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn47/knifegloves/Jeremy2.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />
\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /> J/KThe Numero Uno glove is a PHENOMENAL glove. I will explain some differences between that glove and my gloves. As for the leather glove itself, Chris and I use the exact same gloves for them so there's no difference in the quality of the leather. I just started a brand new aging technique that makes the leather glove look MUCH dirtier than the ones on my website (I think I owe something to the guy who gave me the tip - see below) .There are two things that I like about the Numero Uno better than mine: 1. He used a thicker gauge of copper than anyone else so it's quite heavy and 2. He simply mastered the coloring of the metal parts so the coloring of his copper is more film-like than mine. However, he did use a technique to color the copper that can be scraped off. I don't coat my metal parts in anything so you can't scrape anything off. Of course, like any piece of metal, you have to expect scraping to occur on the sides of the fingers when they rub against each other eventually. I think his blades were SLIGHTLY thicker than mine as well. But since the glove is out of production now, you'd be lucky to find one for under $200. Now, for some problems I've noticed with the Numero Uno. Chris made the fingers on most of them very skinny. So, if you have bigger hands or meatier fingers (like me), good luck even putting the thing on. I know a guy that lives close to me that has a Numero Uno and I couldn't even get it on my hand because the finger columns were so skinny. It didn't even fit the owner either. I offer the option to choose your own finger width so you don't have that problem. Also, the rivets on the Numero Uno are very loose and frequently can get caught on the metal parts on the fingers and get stuck together. I press my rivets close enough to still allow full movement but avoiding the annoying snags. Also, the backplate on the Numero Uno is bent in an exaggerated way that the top of the backplate will more than likely dig into the top of your hand. My backplates still have the trademark bendings but rest flat on the back of your hand so they are very comfortable to wear.I am taking orders for the Part 1 still so if you actually do place an order, you will get the new templates and new aging techniques that I've developed. Either way... if you go with me, thank you... you won't be disappointed. If you pursue a Numero Uno... you won't be disappointed either.Anyway... here's my new weathered glove for the Part 1 glove in the future:<img src=\"http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn47/knifegloves/DirtyGlove.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />Oh.. and here's an idea as to how the colors of the fingers and backplate look. This glove uses my old templates. I have yet to build a full glove with my new templates:<img src=\"http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn47/knifegloves/Jeremy1-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn47/knifegloves/Jeremy2.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />