[Sybeck1]

Isn't human hair good tender?

[PeteB570]

Burning hair stinks.

Dried, shredded coconut husks work well. Notice just about every survivor episode shows them in use.

The trick is that the back side of the metal match is magnesium. Use the knife to scrape a few flakes onto a leaf, pile some thinly pulled husks over that, get the striker side of the metal match close to the leaf and push down on the knife directing the sparks into the pile of magnesium. Poof, you've got fire.

Mostly on the show you see people wildly whacking away with sparks flying everywhere. Long time to get fires going.