About 15 years ago I hit my left index finger with a circular saw. Didn't loose the finger, but I damaged the nerve and blood flow to last joint. That part of my finger gets very cold in hunting season when I sit still in a deer blind. I can put the finger inside my shirt, in a glove, under my butt, blow warm air on it, and it still gets so cold it hurts. Hand warmers work, but I sure with there was a glove that would keep it warm. Fortunately, it is not my trigger finger.

Whenever my feet get cold, my finger really gets cold. I have to keep my feet warm which is a little easier than the finger. I once made a glove with one finger - not a good solution.

Anybody got a damaged digit that suffers in winter months. Some days I wish it had been severed rather that saved.

I think I'd have to go with a liner glove and a mitten that has the finger fold back with a hot hand stuffed into the end of the mitten.

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My right index finger does the same thing. I think I damaged mine setting 330’s by hand

Same tool , same hand , same finger here ... its a bugger in the cold time of the year for sure. I have not found anything satisfactory yet to make it more comfortable and still be able to use that hand properly. I also cut the fingernail up lengthwise. So now I have 11 nails to trim.

Only option is get the saw back out and try again, lol. I have same issue on both index fingers and right pinky. I wear my choppers alot when its cold enough, otherwise i just wear cotton/poly knit roping gloves.

my dad got his right middle finger table saw about 2002

mitten for your left hand while your sitting or walking doing anything you don't need finger dexterity for

if you are left handed and need an exposed index finger these https://www.patriotx.com/p/108229/u...H6rGe7AIVAfCzCh1inQ3kEAQYBSABEgII8vD_BwE


when it gets cold gloves just don't cut it , not that it gets all that cold in NC but with your injury you likely need to treat that finger like you are in WI using the other fingers to keep it warm

also room for hand warmers in a mitten

a muff might be a good option while sitting also https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Safety-System-Muff-Warmer/dp/B001F0GMJW?th=1

my dad told the Doc to just take it off at the knuckle he cut 3/4 of the way through, the doc told him no I can save it and you will be happy

the doc fused it at the angle where it would hold a beer can perfect

my dad still thinks the Doc should have just taken it off he says it is like a useless club of a finger just gets in the way and hurts every time he bangs it on some thing since it is fused solid the doc took the joint out.

the doc has said you don't want to be grandpa with 9 1/2 fingers , my dad said no really that's kind of normal in the family I wouldn't be the first.

A hatchet will do too, how bad do you really need that finger? More trouble than its worth.

A pair of these will keep you pretty toasty. You can also get extra batteries & charger for about $25.00.


Heated Gloves

It seems unlikely to me that insulation will work because the finger can't keep itself warm. That would point to the heat sources some have suggested as the solution. Before you do that you could try a surgeons glove on that hand or a finger cot on that finger. A finger cot is essentially a condom for your finger. They are used by lab workers to protect themselves.

All you need is good sharp knife and take it off in 1 clean motion like a deer leg. Leave a little tag end of skin to cover the nub. In a couple weeks your nub will be healed and you don't have to worry about a cold finger.

My grandpa cut his index finger off at the joint many years ago and has had no problems. My dad smashed a couple of his and had to get pins in one and the other cut off at the last joint. It took about 10 years for his pinned finger to recover enough to not be a PIA in the cold. I would much prefer a missing digit to a maimed one.

Thanks fellows. Think I will shop for a fold back mitt. Might need a hand warmer inside come December, but might also have my 3-4 deer by then.

I have the same thing. Its called Raynaud syndrome.
I don't know much about it except its uncomfortable.
just

They're heated are they guthooked?

Lol, those n favor of removing it, know a guy that did it. My left thumb has the same problem, but I'm keeping it, luckily it doesn't seem to stay bitterly cold here for that long!

If you keep your core (torso) warm your body doesn't shut down the blood flow to the extremities. It may be counter intuitive but I'd recommend a heated vest. Military did a lot of testing on cold weather effects on finger dexterity and those results are available if you look online. Heavy gloves don't do a thing to counter your basic biological survival responses.

I would wear heat mittens, and use one of those thing football player put there hands in to keep warm. you can pull our hands our real easy. Mittens are warmer than gloves. The Army surplus store had wood mittens that fit into a outside liner, fit way up on your wrist.

I have a finger that had a skin graft . Blood flow to the Graft area isnt 100% so it gets Colder. I always check it cause I dont have much feeling in it anyways. I like the Cloth knit gloves for trapping they stay pretty warm.

seems like a lot of us didn't take care of all ten fingers.

My dad smashed a finger against a post while saddling a horse. Basically paralyzed it and it stuck straight out and could not bend. After a while he just opted to cut it off and he doesnt miss it at all. Hardly noticable unless your really paying attention.