Concentrate on the question Janet and stop the drooling, all us Kiwis are handsome, back to the question on cold hands, on the lathe I wear leather gloves but as yet have had no problems on the saw, [it is probably still to new] but I tend to keep my hands fingers on the wood more than the metal table perhaps I am doing somthing wrong!!
Jimbo
Welcome Rimu, that is what I use most for most of my projects