Lasso knot
| Lasso knot | |
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| Type | Fixed eye |
| application | loop |
| Ashley No. | |
| English | Lasso Noose |
| List of nodes | |
With Lasso node different nodes are referred to, but usually also have other names. The knot described here does not correspond to the running bowline in nautical science.
application
The lasso knot is used by cowboys to lasso cattle and horses. It is used to create a fixed eye (= loop ) at one end of the rope. The rope, usually made of rawhide , is put through this loop to form the lasso loop . It is crucial that the loop is as round as possible so that the rope slides through easily and the loop can easily be pulled. The diameter of the loop is the size of a ring made of an index finger and thumb. The noose has a diameter of about 1.5 m when it is thrown.
Knot on hemp lasso
Lasso on the horse
Lasso at the rodeo
Knot
First, a small eye is placed. Then you move the loose end into the eye like this: if the fixed end is at the bottom, you move the loose end from above into the small eye (if the standing end is above, you move the loose end from below into the small one Eye). This creates the actual eye of the knot. Then you drive around the loose end (i.e. the one that forms the actual loop) and back through the little eye so that the two ends come out parallel from the little eye and can be tightened together.
- Manufacturing
small and big eye
into the little eye
around and out again
The lasso knot must not be confused with the bowline . Although it looks similar to this one, it is a different knot and is also tied differently.
Alternatives
- Alternatively, the eye can also be spliced .
- In many books the Honda knot is described as a "Lasso knot".
Modifications
Running Bowline Knot