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Inside a Japanese Crayon Factory

Inside a Japanese Crayon Factory

We’ve seen how Crayola mass-produces crayons. The Nippon Rikagaku Kogyo factory in Japan has a more hands-on process and uses different materials, including rice wax and rice oil, to make its Kitpas bath crayons. Process X shows us how ingredients are combined into a thick paste, rolled smooth, then poured into forms before applying labels by hand.

Crayon Organizer Block

Crayon Organizer Block
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Now that you’ve loaded up on colorful crayons, keep them neatly organized with this handmade wooden crayon holder from Wildman Design. It holds up to 48 of your favorite colors without need to keep around the old cardboard box. They also make a version for colored pencils.

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Crayola Colors of the World

Crayola Colors of the World

After decades of highly-limited fleshtones, Crayola has embraced global diversity with a box of crayons which let kids choose from 24 different skin colors, so they can draw the faces of themselves and all of their friends with greater accuracy than ever. The 32-color box includes colors for hair and eyes as well.

Melting the Wicked Witch

Melting the Wicked Witch

Sculptor Steven Richter has a thing for melting his wax creations after he builds them. This time out, he decided to craft a bust of the Wicked Witch of the West out of crayons, then hit it with a heat gun to put the old bag out of her misery.

Crayola Crayon Melter

Crayola Crayon Melter

Borrowing a page from 3D printing pens, Crayola’s new gadget transforms unwrapped crayons into a thick wax “ink” that allows for smooth drawing on all kinds of surfaces, including wood, fabric, glass, and more. It can even blend wax colors. Drops 8/2018 for $25.

Making a Vase from Crayons

Making a Vase from Crayons

Builder Peter Brown melted together 256 Crayola crayons in a cake pan, then transformed the resulting block into a colorful flower vase using a drill press and a lathe. There’s something immensely satisfying about watching the waxy shavings go flying.

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