The production of matches involves manual operations such as box making, dispensing, sieving branches, pushing branches, waxing branches, dyeing beads, baking, entering branches, checking branches, brushing phosphorus, packaging, labeling, etc. The production tools are extremely simple and rudimentary. Later on, the only machine that could be called a machine was a stem arranging machine, but it also requires manual shaking. The branches and boxes are dried by the sun's explosive exposure.

The main components of the friction match tip are potassium chlorate and phosphorus trisulfide. Slightly rubbing on a rough surface generates enough heat to cause a chemical reaction between these two substances and ignite.