Crayons Aren’t Just For Kids
By Benjamen Johnson
Sometimes a pencil isn’t the marking tool of choice — when you need long-lasting, weatherproof markings on wood, concrete, ceramics, metal, or just about any other surface, grab yourself a lumber crayon. These crayons also mark oily, slick, and wet surfaces.
You can get these non-toxic lumber crayons from Irwin in red, blue, green, black, white, and yellow. They’re sold singly, in two-packs, in six-packs, and in twelve-packs of the same color.
At slightly less than a buck for a single crayon or $7 for a twelve-pack, these crayons cost a bit more then Crayolas — so keep the kids away from your stash.
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May 13th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
how are these different from Crayolas?
May 13th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Well aside from being bigger — 4.5″ long — they say Irwin so your buddies at the job site don’t make fun of you.
I’m not sure if packaging is the only difference or not.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Oh yeah, they’re hexagonal too so they don’t roll, but iIknow they make kids crayons that have a flat side for the same reason.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
If your going to be playing with crayons I would suggest getting a crayon holder, Crayons have a very short life unprotected in your tool pouch or pocket.
http://www.amazon.com/Dixon-00500-Lumber-Crayon-Holder/dp/B000FK41X2
May 14th, 2008 at 8:43 am
I’d go with C.H. Hanson’s Crayon Armor.
http://www.chhanson.com/markingLumber.html
http://www.acehardware.com/sm-crayon-armor-holder–pi-2253689.html