Inexpensive leather gloves barely last me through one day. I was very fond of the mechanics gloves for a long time, but again they didn't last long. Despite the good "feel" that you maintain while wearing them, they just weren't worth the 15 for a couple days work before I wore a hole through the middle fingers.
I have been very fond of the knit gloves with rubber coating on the palms and fingers. I tried some from Harbor Freight for $2. They are OK but again only last a day before the coating starts peeling off. I got some from Home Depot for around $4 per pair. Better, but the coating still came off after a couple of days. Then I found these at the local hardware for $5-6:
http://gloves.lfsinc.com/content/?cat=20
I have been using the ThermaFit gloves since the middle of last winter. The rubber is starting to wear off the tips of some of the fingers, but the gloves are still going strong. With the lesser gloves the latex starts to peel. These Atlas gloves seem to have the latex impregnated into the knit of the glove.
Another bonus is they allow good grip on wet wood and don't immediately get soaked when handling wood in the snow. They breathe through the backs so your hands don't get all sweaty when its hot.
They fit fairly tight and allow good feel. I will never buy another leather pair of work gloves again. These things are the ticket.