I have been wanting to make a slow match for some time, and decided to go ahead and make one today.
I just took four strands of some twine that was sold as hemp, but seems more like jute. I folded them in half and did a four strand round braid. After that I dipped it in wax. Once it was cooled down and hardened, I worked it to loosen it up and make it more flexible.
I slid on a section of cut off aluminum arrow shaft and gave it a try.
With a few strokes of a ferro rod it was burning...
Slow Match Build
I just took four strands of some twine that was sold as hemp, but seems more like jute. I folded them in half and did a four strand round braid. After that I dipped it in wax. Once it was cooled down and hardened, I worked it to loosen it up and make it more flexible.
I slid on a section of cut off aluminum arrow shaft and gave it a try.
With a few strokes of a ferro rod it was burning...
Slow Match Build