Many years ago I had a postcard from the British Museum showing a picture of a flint and steel and char cloth with sulphur matches. The idea being that
you can get a flame, direct from a coal.
I have tried and it can simplify the ember/coal to flame process without all the tinder preparation and blowing and masses of smoke. I used some splinters of wood (like cocktail sticks) impregnated with sulphur from a sulphur candle (garden shop). Touch the end of the stick to the ember/coal and it will result in as blue suphurous flame. Its quick, and you can get a flame from charcloth that has been ignited by spark or fire piston or from bow/hand drill embers, however sulphur fumes are not the most pleasant to smell.
you can get a flame, direct from a coal.
I have tried and it can simplify the ember/coal to flame process without all the tinder preparation and blowing and masses of smoke. I used some splinters of wood (like cocktail sticks) impregnated with sulphur from a sulphur candle (garden shop). Touch the end of the stick to the ember/coal and it will result in as blue suphurous flame. Its quick, and you can get a flame from charcloth that has been ignited by spark or fire piston or from bow/hand drill embers, however sulphur fumes are not the most pleasant to smell.