Rope Knots

[CharlieR]

Thanks a bunch for all the replies--guess it depends on what part of the country your from as to what it's called---but then, that goes for a lot of things.

[rawhider]

Ben, one of Bruce Grant's books has a rope knot that I think you are refering to. It is basically a loose pineapple knot that the tail end of the rope can be looped thru, allowing you to "tie" your rope to the horn, but it also lets you get it off without having to cut your rope.

[Tex181]

What you maybe asking for is used with roping hard and fast (calf-roper). The knot is use to release the rope off the saddle. The knot that I have seen used in South Texas (King Ranch) is the Bruce Grant Knot "Gaucho Knot of Three Passes with a long tail to assist the quick release. This knot is made of 1/4 in. X 1/8 rawhide. Any other knot or turk's head will work as long as it stout enough to take pressure. Smith Bro. in Denton, Tx. has a knot that is made of 1/4 braided nylon string and is hitched. They also show some made out of aluminum. But then that is of some other forum.

[Tucker6591]

Has anyone seen a rope knot, or as I call it a horn knot, made out of leather?

I've variations of horn knots with nylon, paracord, and I've seen them make of rawhide.

But has anyone seen them made out of leather strings?

The only problem I can think of when making one begs the question of how you secure the ends.