The handle is made of beech wood and the snake shape fits perfectly in both hands. The white bristles are from pig and the black ones are made of horse hair. If you look closer you will see that the bristles in the front are longer (25mm) than at the back ( 20 mm). This makes the brush last longer. With “Snake Dike” we have made an inovation in climbing brush technology fanning out the bristles at a 70 degree angle so that the wooden part of the brush barely touches the climbing surface.