Right. I have now figured it out, and have completed one bracelet. It is too big for me and still doesn't look anything like the picture. It also holds more like 3 foot of paracord than 10. It is losely woven and uneven, completely different from the e-bay one. Are you sure he used a square knot because mine sure doesn't look like his. Thanks anyway, i'll give it another go.

Check this out, I think it is the knot used in the bracelet...you can flip back and forth from the picture to the instructions. All you need to do is figure out a way to begin with a loop instead of a ring, and then hook your button or whatever on the other end...

http://www.elainecraft.com/instructions/var1.sq.html#squareknotsennit

I have perfected it preety much and have made a braclet that fits perfectly. The only problem was the button. I cut an OD button of an old combat jacket, but I wasn't sure how to thread 2 bits of paracord through 4 small holes. In the end I solved it by making the four small holes into two larger ones using a tiny saw and some mini files. It took a while but I managed it in the end. I am now experimenting a bit more to see what elso I can come up with.

Looks like a round sinnet to me, and from the looks of it the seller has removed the 'guts' from the paracord.

I brought this topic up on Plainsmans Cabin after trying to remember how guys made these in my Army days. A great 'how-to' was posted with pictures and everything. I ended up making a couple of the square sinnets, and haven't tried the round sinnet yet. All in all, they turned out fairly well.

If you want to take a like at that how-to posted on the Cabin, it's here:

Sinnet

Just a word, go easy on the bandwidth over there at the Cabin. Maybe someone could repost that entire how-to on ETS?

I have now made loads of fobs and bracelets from the square not sennet and also use a watchstrap made from one. After twice undoing and re-tightening the watchstrap, I have come to the conclusion that the square knot sennet is unsuitable for constant use with a heavy object attached to it as it starts to lossen.

I have also been experimenting with other knots and ideas. One that was successful for holding more paracord was a variaton of the square knot sennet. I started by tying a turks head knot (similar to the monkey fist) in the middle of a length of string. I then tied a square knot sennet from that to form a bracelet. I then tyed the loose ends together with an overhand knot to form a loop. This way the turks head acts as the button which is no longer needed and carries more cord.

The next thing I tried was a bracelet using a star knot sennet. This was very successful. Before this I had made a nice paracord fob using the crown knot sennet. After seeing the large diameter of the paracord fob I decided to experiment with thinner string that is about half the diameter and natural cordage. I just did the same as with the fob except for went on for longer. I ended it by threading the for loose ends through a button and tying them together with thread. It works well. If a synthetic string was used the ends could be melted togeth with better results.

I was working on making one of these last night, while we happed to be watching a thing on TV 'bout 6 people down in a light aircraft on top of an Alaska mtn, with the Air Force coming to rescue them. Anyway, my wife asked me what I was doing, and I explained it to her, adding that I was going to make one for her too. She thought for a few seconds, then said why not make it to go around an ankle instead. Most ankles are larger in diameter than wrists, so you would get more cord to carry, and the big bulky thing won't be in the way on your wrist. Since I had enough cord on the one Iwas making, I just kept making the thing longer, 'til it will fit around my calf just at the top of my boots. With that extra length, I now have two pieces of cord, each about 11 feet long. I haven't tried it wearing shorts and hiking boots yet, that might not look to "macho," but above boots, with long pants, no one will ever know...

On a side note, if anyone is interested in some inexpensive British paracord, Brigade QM has 400 ft, in 20 ft sections, for only $8.99. It doesn't have the internal cords like our stuff, but is still reported to be 550 lbs strong. Check it out...http://www.actiongear.com/cgi-bin/tame.exe/agcatalog/level4s.tam?xax=29858&pagenumber%2Eptx=1&M5COPY%2Ectx=26010&M5%2Ectx=26010&M2%5FDESC%2Ectx=Rappelling%20%2D%20Ropes%20%26%20Harnesses&level3%2Ectx=results%2Etam&query%2Ectx=parachute%20cord&backto=%2Fagcatalog%2Fresults%2Etam

That British paracord is the stuff I use. I also use the more standard type which is white with black dots. It does have internal strands but they are the same as the outer ones so you don't notice them. Its thinner that the US stuff as well. I sent some to PC2K recently.

wenn you put them next to each other they look just as thick/slim, but the 550 feels a bit harder wenn you squeze on it, because it has more strands inside.

Another very strong cord is the woven kind used in Venetian blinds available at sundries stores and very cheap (at least over here!!! <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />