Abstract: A device for applying wax to, and removing wax from a board, comprises a parallelepiped block of wax contained within a stiff plastics sleeve. The sleeve is integrally formed with flaps at opposite ends and which are hinged to the sleeve and can be retained in positions at which they enclose the block inside the sleeve as shown. The sleeve has a tooth edge at one end for scoring wax on the board. The other end of the sleeve opposite the serrated edge has a sharp corner edge usable to remove unwanted wax from the board.