This original stuff from Magnolia, the world’s best selling brush manufacturer for several decades Standard 2 brush with bristles designed for uniform application of compound 12 Heavy duty wooden handles with Plastic hand guards The thick fiber bristles allow for uniform application of dopes on threads and the hand guard prevents the brush from getting inside the dope which creates wastage and contamination Right size wooden handles ensures worker’s comfort Janitorial brushes available and sold locally for 1 should be used for just that janitorial applications not for applying a 200 a pail dope Remember investing 10 on a dope brush that can last a 5 10 pail application, the cost is less than a percent of the dope cost but has the potential to save 10 15 of dope costs with its proven design and proper application.