What a great horsehair brush! I just ordered a shoe care kit from this brand (Stone & Clark) for my husband so he can easily maintain his collection of RedWings. I was very impressed with the quality so when I saw this premium brush, I ordered it, too. I chose the black version. The brush is very well made. The beech wood handle/grip is smoothly finished and the brush is large enough to fit easily in the hand and make quick work of cleaning and polishing shoes and boots. There is an indentation along each long side of the handle to make gripping the brush comfortable. The black horsehair bristles are long and very soft and plush. There are many full tufts of horsehair -- more than 150 of them and they are firmly anchored into the wood handle. There were no loose bristles and no shedding when my husband used this brush for the first time. It polishes the leather with no scratching. The brush arrives in a nice gift box that can be used for storage -- it is black, as well and is an outer shell with a pull-out drawer containing the brush. I had no idea how versatile this brush might be until I read the other reviews. One of the reviewers has a Yorkie and uses this brush for his coat. I thought that was wonderful! We have a French bulldog puppy and his coat is very thin. Those slicker brushes aren't comfortable for him and I planned to get a boar bristle brush. In the meantime, thought I would try this very soft brush on him and he loves it! So now I just have to make sure it is put away properly so he won't chew it up! And I have to order another brush for my husband's boots! The current price o $14.99 seems very reasonable for this well-designed, quality horsehair brush.
