the bomba zurda part 1

It became obvious at the 2023 rawhiders gathering that from the time people understand the structure and mechanics of a knot or button, they can enlage bights and parts however much the to cover surface needs.

[@Edwarddewit1]

Goed bezig Jan! Bedankt

[@gregnormandin7037]

Thanks for the video having someone to watch helps me immensely well done sir

[@mikkosnellman]

Thanks Jan. Looks like your approach also sets the knot straight at once, which is a challenge with the "traditional" method.

[@janboogaerts1616]

Yessir, I believe so. I can't stress it enough though that it was Billy Albin that taught me this way of tying the bomba zurda. The only thing I may have added is to always go under the first bight to understand the structure of the bomba.

[@monika2970]

Many thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Just one question - are you left-handed? Would good to know because I am right handed und regularly I hold the mandrell with the left and lead the working end with the right... or is that a spcial of this knot?🙈

[@janboogaerts1616]

I would say I got somewhat ambidextruous. Whenever I have to hold bights down in the beginning of a button to keep them from shifting, I hold the mandrell with my right hand. When the button is further along, I switch to holding the mandrell in my left hand and work with the right hand.

[@l.d.b.r5141]

Is there a clay that can be placed on the braid. For the body of a knot?

[@janboogaerts1616]

I know Tim George from Oregon used to anchor a rawhide foundation button, put some 2 component putty on it and than sand it to the desired shape. Pablo Lozano tought us at the Rawhiders Gathering to anchor a foundation button, sand that to the desired shape and braid the final button around that. I still use that method till this day.

[@l.d.b.r5141]

@@janboogaerts1616 I got the idea from Tim George in a video. He never named the material he was using or I was just not paying attention so thank you.

[@janboogaerts1616]

@@l.d.b.r5141 I don't know exactly what that putty was, but it was a 2 component material