How to Make the Perfect Match With Red Phosphorus
- 1). Mix potassium chlorate and Elmer's glue into a stiff paste. This will serve as the fuel for getting the match to light. Measurements of ingredients are relative to how many matches you would like to make. Start with 1/2 teaspoon of potassium chlorate and add glue until there is a stiff mixture. The same measurements can be applied to the red phosphorus.
- 2). Roll the end of the dowel rods in the mixture. This might be easier to do if the mixture was made in a bowl and then put on a large piece of wax paper.
- 3). Bake the dowel rods on a cookie sheet at 150 degrees for two hours.
- 4). Mix red phosphorus and glue into a thick paste while the matches are baking.
- 5). Dip the same end into the red phosphorus mixture.
- 6). Bake for an additional two hours at 150 degrees.
- 7). Place in a container and strike to use.
