These brushes are truly high quality and well made. I ordered these to use in my ceramics class and I was very impressed at how well they held up to the grueling tasks of smoothing clay, applying wax, applying slip and glaing, stains and everything else that i used them for that were not the ususal task of paintbrushes The hairs did not shed, the tips did not come off completely as some of the cheaper brushes that i bought did. I was and am very impressed and will purchase these again when the need arises. If you expect a paint brush to go above and beyond the call of duty, this is the set for you