This set of Chinese fortune sticks is made from elm wood. The container is made from elm wood and then covered in leather. There is a booklet in each set of fortune sticks. To use the sticks you simply hold the container and shake it slowly and carefully up and down (with the lid off) until one falls out. Then you look at the number on the stick and match it up with the handy booklet, printed in both Chinese and English. The size of the canister is 9 x 3 x 3 inches. The fortune stick canister was made in China. There are 60 sticks included in the set.