Light a Match like Clint Eastwood

Any one of you ever watch the ol' Clint Eastwood westerns, and he looks all cool with a cigar in his mouth, but nothing to light it with? Then all of a sudden he pulls out a match from his side, and it mysteriously then and there ignites? I searched on the internet and found only one other way to do this, and this required "auto-striking" matches. I can't find any, and I imagine some of you cant either so I've made a way that you can get the same effect without searching, and paying top dollar for fancy matches! And it's a lot easier too!

Step 1 Materials

You will need;

-a matchbox (bigger- approx. 750 ct)
-scrap cardboard (thin)
-scissors
-electric tape
-a belt
-matches (big or small)
-clothespin(s)

Comments

[guitarwizard94]

If it also helps, I put an elastic band around the clothespin so it had a little more grip!

[finfan7]

Couldn't you just use true strike anywhere matches and a patch of fine grit sandpaper? (the black kind)

[guitarwizard94]

I put in the intro that I can not find them anywhere so if you can by all means, but I can not!

[pie R []ed]

try taping the striker pad in the other direction so it has more space to rib against the match head and can act as a carrying pouch as well.

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[PKM]

Very slick! I only wonder if you could do without the clothes peg somehow... perhaps put the striker behind the buckle, so when you pull at the right angle the buckle puts enough pressure on the strip to light the match? Alternatively I guess you could double up some elastic bands and put those around the belt loop. Maybe I'll try it :)

[guitarwizard94]

Ill take a video and embed it so everyone knows how to use it!

[nickodemus]

Nice instructable! And great for a first :D

[guitarwizard94]

Thanks much! Almost didn't do It but I had enough materials left over to post it