Bionic makes wonderful gauntlet gloves. I've used the same pair for 8 years, and I prune around 800 roses every year, plus loads of trees. They are made of goat skin. They were a bit pricy, but I doubt I'll have to buy another pair in my lifetime!
They are not for hand digging, though. I just checked, and Amazon has these on sale right now! They are $24, which is way less than what they normally are.
