The essential component of a Lariat used as a Lasso.
Honda Knot
The essential component of a Lariat used as a Lasso.
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Tie an Overhand Knot in the end and then tie another Overhand Knot. Form a ring by passing the end through the second Overhand and tighten to make the Honda Knot. Then, pull a bight of the rope through the ring to form the Lariat.
Origin: The Honda Knot and Lariat were described by Ashley several times (ABOK #227, p 43, #1024, p 187, and #1127, p 205). He surmises that “aborigines” used the knot on several continents and goes on to say that Mexican and American cowboys have adopted it for their lariats and call it the Honda Knot.
Tying it: For the Honda Knot Animation relatively flexible rope was used and it was convenient to invert the ring and pull a bight through to complete the Lariat. In practice a more rigid rope is employed to keep the ring of the Honda Knot open and sliding easily. Then the long end is just pulled through the ring to create the Lariat.
Lasso:. A Lasso is called variously a lariat, riata, or reata (all from Castilian: la reata ‐ re-tied rope). It is designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled. Cowboys usually just call it a “rope”, and refer to “roping”. To most cowboys the term “lasso” immediately identifies the speaker as a layman.
