My grandpa used to use cheap matches to light his pipe. They weren’t even wood, more like cardboard. The packages were small enough to fit in your wallet, and.you could just tear one off when you needed it. Whenever I tried to light one they would break unless I was literally holding the head where you strike.
It took me a lot of practice back when I used to use them lol a lot of the time I would fold over the back of the matchbook and strike the match between the sides of the cover
You hold the match with your index and middle finger, pinch the matchhead between your thumb and the striker, pull, and then just pull your thumb back before it actually gets hot.
Leaves you in a perfect position to block and wind with your palm/thumb. Just gotta be quick or you get burnt- or just have tough hands.
Then you just pinch the matchhead with your thumb/ring finger to put it out.
My grandpa used to use cheap matches to light his pipe. They weren’t even wood, more like cardboard. The packages were small enough to fit in your wallet, and.you could just tear one off when you needed it. Whenever I tried to light one they would break unless I was literally holding the head where you strike.
My trick is to fold the flap over top the match and lightly squeeze.
It took me a lot of practice back when I used to use them lol a lot of the time I would fold over the back of the matchbook and strike the match between the sides of the cover
Yup this is how I do it too
Pretty sure this is the intended way too
You hold the match with your index and middle finger, pinch the matchhead between your thumb and the striker, pull, and then just pull your thumb back before it actually gets hot.
Leaves you in a perfect position to block and wind with your palm/thumb. Just gotta be quick or you get burnt- or just have tough hands.
Then you just pinch the matchhead with your thumb/ring finger to put it out.