Brett Winches writes:
>Martin,  I just ran this by a local volunteer fireman with no results.

Hmm. It's kind of a strange problem in that the cotton work
gloves in question are the thin kind so you can still feel quite
a bit through them, not like oven mits or anything like that.
You wouldn't be able to use anything that was thick or stiff
that would dull the sense of touch. The cotton fibers provide
just enough separation between one's fingers and the hot tip
that you can actually feel the tip, but not much heat until it
burns through and then it's major ouch! time.

	Normally, these gloves are used for handling splintery
boards and other things that chew up your skin.