Hand Dipped Long Wooden Sulphur Spills & Mini Tapered Bees Wax Candles - (85-4080-1)

  Hand Dipped Long Sulphur Spills with Old School Natural Bees Wax Candles  

• Ideal for Traditional Tinderboxes.
• Old school style fire lighting.
• Create a direct flame from a glowing ember.
• Use the lit spill to ignite a candle or fire.
• 25 x hand cut wooden sulphur spills.
• 5 x mini tapered natural bees wax candles.
• Ideal for LARPS, Re-enactors, Bushcraft Enthusiasts, Pioneers.
• NOT suitable for children.

Old style tinder bundle compromising of hand cut sulphur spills & mini taped old style bees wax candles. The ideal accessory for old school primitive fire lighting.  We are often asked for old school style accessories to compliment old fashioned Flint & Steel Tinderboxes for either Bushcrafters, re-enactors, Film sets etc. These special Sulphur spills have  been hand cut and hand dipped to capture the orignal design. The little handmade wax candles measure approx 70 mm long. Pefect for Tinder pouches.The Sulphur Match has been use for thousands of years as a method for creating a fast and direct flame from a glowing ember, such as from a piece of Char Cloth without the need to go through the Tinder Bundle technique, which is so very smoky and only suitable for outdoor use. Since the sulphur in a Sulphur Match ignites at a temperature of around 440° Centigrade, by simply placing the tip of the Sulphur Match against the glowing ember, it will begin to melt and then it will ignite, thus it is suitable for making a direct flame in confined spaces. Caution, do not breath in the fumes as Sulphur has a rather unpleasant smell !!! 

Once alight, it will burn with a beautiful blue flame, which is not always easy to see, especially if there is a lot of ambient light, such as sunlight. However, if you are not able to see a flame, you can bet your bottom dollar that you will smell it, because when sulphur burn in air, it gives off pungent and suffocating fumes that will choke you if you breath them in; these fumes are sulphur dioxide. When the burning sulphur takes hold it will ignite the wooden spill, which can then be used to ignite a candle or fire etc.

Sulphur Matches are safe to use (however we do advise caution when using due to the fumes and are not suitable for small children) and keep well in a traditional Tinderbox, or other container, since they cannot accidentally be ignited by friction. Sulphur Matches will only ignite when heated by a glowing ember or flame.

Videos:

Traditional 'Flint & Steel' - Drop Spark Method with Sulphur Match and Candle (39 Sec)

Traditional 'Flint and Steel' Fire Lighting using a Sulphur Match and Candle (33 Sec)

Please note any equipment seen in the Photos is for demonstration only.  More information about how to use 'Flint & Steel' for fire lighting can be found on our Bushcraft Articles and Tips section.