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Step 3Get used to attaching the match
You're going to be doing this a lot, since getting a match to light is a delicate process. Lay the match flat (in later designs, I put a splint -basically a small piece of matchwood- where I labeled on the image to angle the match downward. This led to more reliable lighting)
Push the slider up. The match should go nearly to the top of the book. Your goal here is to have maximum striking distance for the match while it's encased in the striking paper, but you also need to make sure that the match head is eventually pulled clear of the striking paper.
After you have that layed out, tape the match down. Cut your striking paper out of the match box, and with some cardboard under it, fold it in half. To test light the match (or later really light it), push it into the striking paper, tape the paper down, hold the catch, and then let go. The match should be pulled out of the striking paper and light on fire like in the video.
Push the slider up. The match should go nearly to the top of the book. Your goal here is to have maximum striking distance for the match while it's encased in the striking paper, but you also need to make sure that the match head is eventually pulled clear of the striking paper.
After you have that layed out, tape the match down. Cut your striking paper out of the match box, and with some cardboard under it, fold it in half. To test light the match (or later really light it), push it into the striking paper, tape the paper down, hold the catch, and then let go. The match should be pulled out of the striking paper and light on fire like in the video.
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