This beautiful wood box opens up to reveal two tiers of Carb Othello soft pastel pencils. The box is well padded to insure that your pencils do not break or crack. This is a terrific travel or studio set. There are 60 colors of Carb Othello pencils one eraser and one sharpener (the sharpener is made specifically for use with soft pastel pencils). Also included is one paper stomp for blending.