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Pine Match Splints: Split and Cut from a Pine Block
Match splints are thin, straight sticks of soft, straight-grained wood, pine as long ago as 6th-century China. Early matches were cut from a block like a comb, the splints joined at the base and broken off when needed.
Beginner
An hour
Instructions
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1
Watch: how matchsticks are made
Watch: how matchsticks are made
Splints, heads and boxes in a match factory.
2
2
Saw a block
Saw a block
Saw a knot-free length of pine log into blocks as long as your matches.
Materials for this step:
Softwood Logs1 as requiredTools needed:
Crosscut Saw3
3
Split into slats
Split into slats
Split the block along the grain into thin slats with a froe and mallet.
Tools needed:
Froe
Wooden Mallet4
4
Cut the splints
Cut the splints
Cut each slat into square splints a few millimetres thick. Or cut a comb: slits down a block, the splints left joined at the base. Dry them well.
Tools needed:
Utility KnifeMaterials
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Tools Required
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