How It's Made (2001–…): Season 19, Episode 4 - Robotic Hunting Decoys/Canned Tomatoes/Scoreboards/Lassos - full transcript

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>> Narrator: THE LATEST

TAXIDERMY TREND IS MOTION.

TODAY MANY MUSEUMS AND NATURE

CENTERS FEATURE WILDLIFE MODELS

THAT MOVE.

THESE ROBOTIC REPLICAS LOOK SO

LIFELIKE THAT HUNTERS USE THEM

AS DECOYS AND GAME WARDENS SET

THEM OUT TO CATCH POACHERS IN

THE ACT.



ACTIVATED BY REMOTE CONTROL, THE

ROBOTIC DECOY'S HEAD TURNS AND

ITS TAIL WAGS.

MORE ELABORATE MODELS HAVE

ADDITIONAL MOVING BODY PARTS.

THE DECOYS CAN BE SET UP

DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND OR

INSTALLED ON A TRACK SYSTEM,

WHICH MOVES IT ALONG AS THOUGH

IT IS WALKING.

AT THE DECOY FACTORY, THEY BEGIN

BY WAXING A TWO-PART FIBERGLASS

BODY MOLD.

THIS ONE'S FOR A DEER.



WAXING THE MOLD CAVITY WILL MAKE

IT EASY TO EXTRACT THE CASTING.

NEXT, THEY PUT STEEL

REINFORCEMENT BARS IN THE LEGS.

THE BARS STICK OUT THE BOTTOM OF

THE HOOFS AS STAKES TO PROP THE

DECOY ON THE GROUND.

THEY APPLY THE OTHER HALF OF

THE MOLD AND CLAMP AROUND THE

PERIMETER TO HOLD THE TWO PARTS

TOGETHER.

THEY PREPARE THE MOLD FOR THE

DEER'S HEAD THE SAME WAY, THEN

POUR IN A BIT OF LIQUID CASTING

MATERIAL.

THEY POUR ABOUT THREE QUARTS

OF IT INTO THE BODY MOLD...

AND CLAMP ON THE HEAD MOLD.

THIS CASTING MATERIAL IS

EXPANDING POLYURETHANE FOAM.

IT BEGINS SWELLING IMMEDIATELY

AND WITHIN TWO MINUTES REACHES

FULL EXPANSION, TRANSFORMING

FROM A LIQUID TO A FLEXIBLE

SOLID.

OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF,

THE FOAM CURES TO A HARD,

INFLEXIBLE STATE, AT WHICH

POINT THEY REMOVE THE CLAMPS

AND EXTRACT THE CASTING.

SOME FOAM SEEPED OUT BETWEEN

THE TWO HALVES OF THE MOLDS AND

BETWEEN WHERE THE HEAD MEETS

THE BODY, PRODUCING SEAMS WHICH

WORKERS NOW SAND FLAT.

USING A ROUND DRILL BIT, THEY

MAKE ONE-INCH SOCKETS FOR EYES.

THEN, WITH A MINIATURE ROUTER

BIT, THEY DRILL OUT NOSTRILS.

THEY GLUE A GLASS EYE INTO EACH

SOCKET WITH A BIT OF WET CLAY.

WHEN THE CLAY DRIES, THE EYE IS

SET SECURELY IN PLACE.

NO FAUX FUR FOR THESE DECOYS.

WORKERS SCRAPE ANY REMNANTS OF

FLESH OFF A REAL DEER HIDE,

THEN WASH THE HIDE AND APPLY

A PRESERVATIVE.

THEN THEY SLIP THE HIDE OVER

THE FOAM DEER.

THEY FIT THE FUR TO THE FORM

SNUGLY USING A COMBINATION OF

STAPLES, GLUE, AND STITCHING.

ONCE THE DEER IS FULLY DRESSED,

IT IS PUT ASIDE FOR FOUR TO SIX

WEEKS.

THIS GIVES THE PRESERVATIVE

AMPLE TIME TO PENETRATE AND DO

ITS JOB, WHICH IS TO DRY AND

HARDEN THE HIDE.

THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO WARD OFF

INSECTS AND PREVENT THE HIDE

FROM DECOMPOSING.

THE TAXIDERMY PHASE OF

PRODUCTION IS NOW COMPLETE.

NOW OFF WITH HIS HEAD...

BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO INSTALL

THE ROBOTICS, WHICH WILL MAKE

THE HEAD MOVE.

THE FIRST STEP IS TO DRILL OUT

A CAVITY INSIDE THE NECK.

THIS CREATES A POCKET IN WHICH

TO INSTALL THE PLASTIC HOUSING

WHICH CONTAINS THE ROBOTIC

COMPONENTS.

THE FIRST OF THOSE COMPONENTS

IS A COMPACT MOTOR.

IT DRIVES THIS HARD PLASTIC

GEAR.

NEXT, THE RECEIVER FOR THE

REMOTE CONTROL...

THEN A AA BATTERY PACK THAT

POWERS BOTH THE MOTOR AND

THE RECEIVER.

ALL THIS GOES INTO THE NECK

POCKET.

THEY DRILL OUT A CAVITY IN THE

HEAD AND INSTALL A GEAR AND

SHAFT.

THE FINAL STEP IS TO MOUNT THE

HEAD ON TO THE BODY, INSERTING

THE SHAFT INTO THE GEAR ON TOP

OF THE MOTOR.

SO NOW WHEN THE MOTOR RUNS, IT

ROTATES THE GEAR, WHICH TURNS

THE SHAFT, WHICH MOVES THE

DECOY'S HEAD.

EACH MOVING BODY PART HAS

THE IDENTICAL MECHANICS, ITS

RECEIVER CORRESPONDING TO A

DEDICATED SWITCH ON THE REMOTE

CONTROL.

THE REMOTE WORKS FOR MORE

THAN 3/10th's OF A MILE AWAY.

YOU CAN EVEN PROGRAM IT TO PUT

THE DECOY THROUGH A PRE-SET

MOTION ROUTINE.

>> Narrator: OFTEN CONSIDERED

TO BE A VEGGIE, THE TOMATO IS

ACTUALLY A FRUIT.

IT IS DEVELOPED FROM THE OVARY

OF THE PLANT AND IT HAS SEEDS.

IT IS ALSO THE MOST POPULAR ONE

ON THE PLANET.

MECHANIZATION OF CANNING IN

THE LAST CENTURY HAS MADE THAT

POSSIBLE, ENSURING THAT TOMATOES

ARE PRESERVED WHEN THEY ARE RIPE

AND READY.

ALL YOU NEED IS A CAN OPENER TO

UNLOCK THE JUICY FLAVOR OF THE

FIELD TOMATO.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 2,000

VARIETIES.

FOR CANNING PURPOSES, THEY GROW

A TYPE WITH A THICK SKIN AND

FIRM CONSISTENCY SO MACHINERY

CAN PICK AND SORT THEM WITHOUT

DAMAGING THE FLESH.

ROTATING CLIPPERS CUT THE VINES

AS THE HARVESTER DRIVES OVER

THE CROP.

ONCE CUT, THE PLANTS RIDE

AN ELEVATOR BELT UP INTO

THE HARVESTER.

INSIDE THE HARVESTER, METAL

PRONGS SHAKE THE TOMATOES

TO FREE THEM FROM THE VINES.

AN ELECTRONIC COLOR SORTER

REJECTS THE GREEN ONES.

A CONVEYOR TRANSFERS THE RED,

RIPE TOMATOES TO A TRAILER

TRAVELING ALONGSIDE THE

HARVESTER.

ONCE THEY HAVE A LOAD OF 24

TONS, THEY DELIVER THE TOMATOES

TO THE CANNING FACTORY.

HERE THEY FILL THE TRAILER WITH

WATER TO FLOAT THE TOMATOES OUT

THROUGH A DOOR AT THE SIDE.

THE TOMATOES LAND ON A SLATTED

CONVEYOR.

THE WATER, DIRTY FROM RESIDUAL

SOIL, DRAINS AWAY THROUGH THE

SLATS.

THE TOMATOES LAND IN A CLEAN,

WATER-FILLED CHANNEL, AND HERE

ANY ROCKS SINK TO THE BOTTOM

AND ARE REMOVED.

THE TOMATOES FLOAT ON INTO A BIG

TANK WHERE JETS CHURN UP THE

WATER FOR MORE GENTLE CLEANSING

ACTION.

THE TOMATOES THEN HEAD UP TO

A SORTING LINE.

THEY TRAVEL OVER METAL BARS AND

SMALLER TOMATOES FALL THROUGH

THE GAPS.

THEY WILL BE USED TO MAKE

TOMATO JUICE.

THE OTHERS FLY FORWARD PAST 60

TINY CAMERAS THAT DETECT PALE

OR YELLOWISH TOMATOES.

PNEUMATIC FINGERS KNOCK THOSE

TOMATOES OUT OF THE BATCH.

IT ALL HAPPENS IN LESS THAN

A SECOND.

LOOKING FOR A DAMAGED OR BROKEN

FRUIT NOW, HUMANS INSPECT THE

TOMATOES.

THEY SEND ANY REJECTS TO ANOTHER

PART OF THE FACTORY TO BE USED

TO MAKE JUICE.

THE REST TAKE THE PLUNGE INTO

A VERY HOT BATH.

THIS SCALDS THE TOMATOES AND

LOOSENS THE SKINS.

THE TOMATOES THEN TRAVEL ON

A MOVING BED OF RUBBER DISKS,

AND THIS GENTLY PULLS THE SKINS

AWAY FROM THE TOMATOES.

A SPRAY OF WATER WASHES AWAY

THE SKINS AND THEY FALL THROUGH

THE RUBBER DISKS SO THERE IS NO

MESS TO CLEAN UP AFTER PEELING.

THE NOW-PEELED TOMATOES WASH UP

ON TO ANOTHER CONVEYOR WHERE

SPRAYERS GIVE THEM ANOTHER

RINSE.

THIS CONVEYOR CONTROLS THE FLOW

OF PEELED TOMATOES INTO THE

PROCESSING ROOM BY METERING

THE PRODUCE AS IT MOVES FORWARD.

AHEAD, THE DICER AWAITS.

IT HAS THREE SETS OF

CROSS-CUTTING BLADES FOR SOME

SERIOUS SLICING ACTION.

THE TOMATOES TUMBLE DOWN A SHOOT

INTO THE DICER AND ARE QUICKLY

CHOPPED INTO SMALL CUBES.

THE DICED TOMATOES RIDE BY

WORKERS WHO PICK OUT PIECES THAT

AREN'T PERFECTLY RED.

THEY ALSO REMOVE ANY CORE

PIECES.

EXITING A CLEANING STATION,

THE CANS CUE UP FOR A FILL-UP.

AHEAD, THE DICED TOMATOES FLOW

INTO METAL POCKETS.

THIS PORTIONS THEM OUT FOR

THE CANS.

THE POCKETS ROTATE FORWARD TO

MEET THE CANS NOW MOVING IN SYNC

BELOW.

THE BOTTOMS OF THE POCKETS OPEN

TO RELEASE THE CONTENTS INTO

THE CANS.

AND IT ALL HAPPENS WITH PERFECT

TIMING.

THEY ADD HOT TOMATO JUICE AND

FLAVORINGS...

AND LIDS ADVANCE TOWARDS

THE OPEN CANS.

THEY LAND ON TOP AND A MACHINE

CRIMPS THE LIDS TO THE CANS,

CREATING A DOUBLE SEAM FOR

A COMPLETE SEAL.

NOW IN AIRTIGHT CANS, THE

TOMATOES HEAD INTO A HOT OVEN

FOR A QUICK COOK.

THIS STERILIZES THEM,

ELIMINATING THE NEED TO USE

PRESERVATIVES.

THE CANS ARE NOW READY FOR

LABELING.

THEY SPIN ACROSS WHEELS THAT

APPLY GLUE TO THE SIDES.

THEY ROLL OVER PAPER LABELS THAT

ADHERE TO THE GLUE-COVERED CANS.

HERE IS THE LABELING ACTION

SLOWED DOWN FOR THE CAMERA.

THE LABEL CONTAINS BRAND AND

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION AS WELL

AS THE EXACT TIME OF PRODUCTION.

THIS MEANS IT CAN BE TRACED IF

THERE IS EVER A QUALITY ISSUE.

IT HAS TAKEN ABOUT ONE HOUR

FOR THESE FIELD TOMATOES TO BE

HARVESTED, CANNED, AND LABELED,

PRESERVING A TASTE OF SUMMER

TO BE ENJOYED YEAR-ROUND.

>> Narrator: IN EVERY SPORT,

FANS NEED TO KNOW THE SCORE.

IN THE EARLY DAYS, SCOREKEEPERS

CLIMBED LADDERS TO SCRAWL

NUMBERS ON A CHALKBOARD.

BY THE TIME THEY WERE DONE,

THE SCORE MIGHT HAVE CHANGED,

AND IT WAS TIME TO START AGAIN.

MODERN SCOREBOARDS SERVE UP

THE NUMBERS IN AN INSTANT.

TODAY'S DIGITAL SCOREBOARDS

LIGHT UP WITHIN SECONDS OF A

GAME CHANGE, DELIVERING RESULTS

FAST AND LEAVING FANS CHEERING

IN THE STANDS.

THEY START WITH THE FRONT OF

THE BOARD.

A COMPUTER PROGRAM GUIDES

A PLASMA TORCH TO CUT OUT

PRECISELY-SIZED SLOTS IN

A SHEET OF HIGH-GRADE STEEL.

THE SLOTS WILL HOUSE THE

ILLUMINATED NUMERALS AND

INDICATORS LIKE ARROWS.

A WORKER THEN FEEDS NARROWER

STRIPS OF STEEL TO A PRESS THAT

BENDS BACK THE EDGES TO CREATE

TABS.

THESE STRIPS WILL SERVE AS THE

SIDES OF THE SCOREBOARD, AND

THE TABS WILL BE USED TO INSTALL

THEM.

USING A SPECIAL COMPRESSED

AIR TOOL, A WORKER CLINCHES

THE TABS TO THE BACK OF THE

SCOREBOARD.

THIS TOOL PUNCHES AND STRETCHES

THE STEEL TO INTERLOCK IT,

JOINING THE PARTS WITHOUT USING

SCREWS, RIVETS, OR WELDS.

HE FASTENS FOUR STRIPS TO

THE BACK PANEL.

HE THEN ATTACHES THE PLASMA-CUT

FRONT PANEL TO COMPLETE

THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF

THE SCOREBOARD.

THE NEXT WORKER SPRAYS A

POWDER-PAINT COATING ON TO

THE ENTIRE SCOREBOARD.

THEN IT IS INTO A GIANT

CONVECTION OVEN FOR ABOUT

14 MINUTES TO CURE THE

POWDER PAINT.

THE RESULT IS A TOUGH

POWDER-PAINT SKIN THAT WILL MAKE

IT POSSIBLE FOR THE SCOREBOARD

METAL TO WEATHER THE ELEMENTS.

THEY ARE NOW READY FOR WORKING

PARTS LIKE L.E.D. LIGHT-STUDDED

DIGIT BOARDS, A DATA TRANSMITTER

AND RECEIVER.

HE CONNECTS THE RECEIVER TO

THE POWER SOURCE AND INSTALLS

IT INSIDE THE CABINET.

HE PULLS THE ANTENNA THROUGH

A HOLE SO IT PROTRUDES FROM THE

FRONT, AND HE BENDS IT OUT OF

THE WAY FOR NOW.

THERE ARE SEVERAL LIGHT-STUDDED

DIGIT PLATES ON A SCOREBOARD.

EACH CAN FLASH ANY NUMBER.

HE WIRES THEM IN A LOOP,

INTERCONNECTING THEM IN WHAT'S

KNOWN AS A DAISY-CHAIN

CONFIGURATION.

HE ALSO PLUGS IN A RIBBON-STYLE

CABLE TO LINK THE DIGITS TO

THE SCOREBOARD'S PROCESSING

MODULE.

HE INSERTS THE DIGITS IN THE

SLOTS ON THE FRONT AND SHIELDS

THEM WITH A SHEET OF TRANSPARENT

POLYCARBONATE.

HE SCREWS A METAL FRAMEWORK

AROUND EACH DIGIT ASSEMBLY

TO SECURE IT.

HE CONFIRMS THAT THE WIRING IS

GOOD AND THAT ALL THE NUMBERS

LIGHT UP.

HE CONNECTS THE WIRELESS

COMPUTER PROCESSING MODULE

TO THE NUMBERS AND ALSO WIRES IT

TO A POWER SOURCE.

HE MOUNTS THE MODULE TO A PANEL

THAT WILL THEN BE INSTALLED

THROUGH THE BACK OF THE

SCOREBOARD CABINET.

AN EVENING INKJET PRINTER

REPRODUCES THE COMPANY LOGO

ON ADHESIVE-BACKED PAPER

FOLLOWED BY SOME FIERCE-LOOKING

TEAM GRAPHICS.

LATER, A WEATHERPROOF COATING

WILL BE APPLIED TO THE PAPER

GRAPHICS.

THEY ALSO USE VINYL DECALS.

THE WORKER PEELS AWAY THE

UNWANTED MATERIAL FROM AROUND

THE LETTERING.

THIS IS CALLED WEEDING.

AFTER TRANSFERRING THE DECALS

TO APPLICATOR TAPE CALLED THE

PRE-MASK, SHE CAREFULLY

POSITIONS THE GROUPING ON

THE FRONT OF THE SCOREBOARD.

SATISFIED THAT IT'S IN THE

PERFECT SPOT, SHE TAPES IT AT

THE TOP.

SHE THEN PEELS OFF THE BACKING,

AND THE LETTERS CLING TO THE

PRE-MASK.

USING A SQUEEGEE, SHE PRESSES

THE DECALS TO THE METAL BOARD,

SMOOTHING ANY MESSY-LOOKING

BUBBLES OR BUCKLES.

SHE REMOVES THE TAPE...

THEN LIFTS THE PRE-MASK VERY

CAREFULLY SO AS NOT TO LIFT ANY

OF THE DECALS IN THE PROCESS.

WITH ALL THE LETTERING NOW IN

PLACE, THE NUMBERS ON THE BOARD

WILL MEAN SOMETHING TO THE

CROWDS IN THE STANDS.

THEY EQUIP THE SCOREBOARD WITH A

SPEAKER AND HORN THAT WILL SOUND

OFF IN THE EVENT OF A TOUCHDOWN.

AND NO NEED TO RUN CABLE FROM

THE SCOREBOARD TO THE KEYBOARD.

IT IS OPERATED BY REMOTE

CONTROL.

USING THAT SYSTEM, A WORKER NOW

TESTS ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF THE

SCOREBOARD.

THIS TEST IS THOROUGH AND TAKES

ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

WHEN IT IS DONE, HE DECLARES

THE SCOREBOARD READY FOR GAME

ACTION.

TODAY'S SPORTS SCOREBOARDS COME

IN ANY SHAPE OR DESIGN THE

CUSTOMER DESIRES.

WHEN IT COMES TO DRUMMING UP

A LITTLE TEAM SPIRIT, A MODERN

SCOREBOARD CAN BE A

GAME-CHANGER.

>> Narrator: A LASSO, ALSO

CALLED A LARIAT, IS A CLASSIC

COWBOY TOOL DESIGNED FOR

CATCHING RUNNING CATTLE.

ON ONE END, THERE IS A MOVING

NOOSE YOU THROW OVER THE

ANIMAL'S HEAD.

THIS LOOP TIGHTENS AROUND THE

NECK OR HORNS SAFELY STOPPING

THE ANIMAL IN ITS TRACKS.

WORKING A LASSO REQUIRES

TREMENDOUS SKILL...

SO MUCH SO THAT RODEOS TYPICALLY

HOLD ROPING CONTESTS AND FEATURE

PERFORMANCES OF JAW-DROPPING

MANEUVERS.

THE ROPEMAKER STARTS BY LOOPING

FIVE NYLON THREADS AROUND A

BUSHING MOUNTED ON A TRAVELING

BOX.

HE TIES THE END ONTO THE FIRST

OF THREE SPINNING EYES...

THEN RUNS THE FIVE THREADS

AROUND THE BUSHING AND THE

SECOND SPINNING EYE, THEN BACK

TO THE BUSHING.

HE THEN HOPS ON HIS CART AND

DRIVES THE TRAVELING BOX TO

ANOTHER TRAVELING BOX, PULLING

THE THREADS FOR THIS LASSO TO

A LENGTH OF 15 YARDS.

HE TRANSFERS THE THREADS FROM

THE BUSHING TO A SPINNING EYE ON

THIS SECOND TRAVELING BOX...

THEN PULLS THE THREADS BACK TO

MAKE THE OTHER HALF OF THE ROPE.

WHEN HE ARRIVES AT THE STARTING

POINT, HE LOOPS THE THREADS

THROUGH A THIRD SPINNING EYE.

THEN HE PULLS ALL THE THREADS

TO EQUAL TENSION, CUTS THEM FROM

THEIR SPOOLS, AND TIES THEM OFF.

THIS COMPLETES WHAT'S KNOWN

AS THE STRINGING PROCESS.

NEXT COMES THE TWISTING PROCESS.

A MOTOR TURNS THE THREE SPINNING

EYES, TWISTING THE 10 THREADS

ON EACH ONE INTO A STRAND AND

THE THREE STRANDS TOGETHER INTO

A LASSO ROPE THAT'S AROUND

2/10th's OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER.

THE TWISTING FORCE PULLS THE

TWO BOXES TOWARD EACH OTHER.

THE ROPEMAKER PUTS A CERTAIN

AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN EACH BOX.

THAT DETERMINES THE STIFFNESS

OF THE ROPE, WHICH CAN RANGE

FROM EXTRA SOFT TO MEDIUM HARD.

A ROPE THIS LENGTH TAKES ABOUT

FIVE MINUTES TO TWIST.

THE ROPEMAKER NOW WRAPS THE END

WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE SO THAT THE

ROPE WON'T UNRAVEL WHEN HE CUTS

IT LOOSE.

HE PULLS THE ROPE AT THE CENTER

TO RELEASE SOME TENSION...

THEN JUST BEYOND THE TAPED END

SNIPS THE STRANDS FREE.

HE KNOTS THEM, THEN TRIMS THE

ENDS WITH A HOT BLADE THAT

SLICES THE NYLON THREADS

BY MELTING THEM.

HE LAYS THE ROPE IN PIPING-HOT

WAX.

IT SEEPS INTO THE NOOKS AND

CRANNIES, PERMEATING THE THREADS

DEEP INSIDE, SETTING THE TWIST.

AFTER SUSPENDING THE ROPE FOR A

WHILE TO LET THE EXCESS WAX DRIP

OFF, HE CONNECTS IT TO A PULLING

MECHANISM INSIDE A HEATED ROOM,

OR, IN SUMMERTIME, OUTDOORS

UNDER THE HOT SUN.

STRETCHING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS

PULLS OUT ANY WAVES, ENSURING

THE ROPE LIES PERFECTLY

STRAIGHT.

NEXT, HE CUTS OFF THE KNOT AND

UNRAVELS JUST ENOUGH ROPE TO TIE

A KNOT FOR WHAT'S CALLED A

HONDO.

THAT'S THE EYE IN THE ROPE WHICH

LET'S HIM BUILD THE LOOP THAT

CATCHES THE ANIMAL.

ON THE OTHER END, HE TIES A

DIFFERENT TYPE OF KNOT, ONE

WHICH WILL KEEP THE ROPE

FROM UNRAVELING.

USING PLIERS AND A VICE, HE

PULLS BOTH KNOTS TIGHT...

SLICES OFF EXCESS WITH THE HOT

BLADE OF THE ROPE CUTTER...

THEN BURNS THE ENDS WITH A

PROPANE TORCH TO SEAL THEM.

NOW, HE TIES THE HONDO.

THE HONDO SLIDES ALONG THE ROPE,

LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING THE

LOOP.

HE HANGS THE HONDO ON A HOOK

AND, USING A SPECIALLY DESIGNED

WHEEL, PULLS IT TIGHT.

THEN HE SEWS A PIECE OF RAWHIDE

INTO THE EYE OF THE HONDO.

THIS PIECE OF LEATHER IS CALLED

THE BURNER.

IT PREVENTS THE EYE FROM BURNING

THROUGH, MEANING WEARING OUT,

AS THE ROPE SLIDES THROUGH IT.

HE BANGS IT WITH A HAMMER TO

SEAT IT IN THE ROPE GROOVES...

THEN STAMPS THE COMPANY NAME

ON IT AND MARKS THE ROPE'S

STIFFNESS.

LASSOS COME IN VARIOUS DEGREES

OF STIFFNESS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES

OF ANIMALS AND PURPOSES, SUCH AS

ROPING CATTLE BY THE HEAD OR BY

THE HEELS.

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