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Description

Make your own weather proof matches

Resources

Matches long length
Candles
Toilet Roll
Heat proof container for melting the candles
clothes peg
Tin foil

Instructions

1. Match Preparation
Take a piece of toilet roll and wrap it around the match leaving the match head uncovered.
2.Candle
Break the candles (keep the wick) into a heatproof container place in a pan of boiling water(I used a small pan to reduce the container tipping over while the candles were melting. After the candles has melted move the container safely to a suitable surface, place a piece of tin foil next to the container.
3.
Waterproofing
Dip the match using a clothes peg into the wax as far the match will go then swap the match around covering the whole of the match repeat the process at least 3 time place on the tin foil allowing it to cool.
4.
Test
Once the wax has cooled down carefully scrape the wax from the head then strike.

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