How Do You Make A Cowboy Lasso?
The correct terminology for a “lasso” is a lariat and comes from a time when the American cowboys learned to use the “La Riata” from the Mexican cowboys, but lets learn how to make a cowboy lasso, or lariat. How to Make a Cowboy Lasso Step 1 Cut the raw hide into thin strips, the longer the better and more durable your lasso will be. The raw hide needs to be half-tanned and the hair is not yet removed. Step 2 Soak the strips in water and then stretch them over a block. Tie the ends tightly so they don’t fold back and they keep their stretched form Step 3 Let the strips dry. After they dry like that for a few days then the strips are braided into a rope. As they are braided each strip is pulled as tight as possible. As one strip another is added into the braid until it reaches forty or fifty feet Step 4 Bury the rope. After you finish braiding the lariat or lasso then you need to bury it for two weeks until the rope is softened. Step 5 Stretch again. When you pull the lariat out of the
