This New Medium Oval brush hits on all the "must haves" in a great brush. Painters look for these things in a medium brush. bristle length for holding more paint...no rust ferrules....and a comfortable handle with a well balanced brush, so the brush works with you, not against you. Designed with a no rust aluminum ferrule which makes our brush lighter in your hand...making painting more fun. The flat handle is more comfortable to use than round handles which Gives you more control. NOTE: Once Boar Hair Brush is used for a wax brush, We would recommend to not use the brush as a Paint brush, due to the wax coat left on the brush. CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS: All brushes, even boar hair brushes will tend to lose bristles. Before using your new brush, you will want spend a minute or two, working loose factory bristles from your brush. Then wash and work the loose bristles free from brush a second time. This will eliminate most of these loose bristles from showing up in your paint project and will remove natural oils from the bristles.