Dha and tying the baldric?

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Mark

...and in a simple loop knot (don't know the official name) - both ends taken together and looped around once, the ends put through the loop and pulled tight. ...

the fancy knot i used was a carrick bend with double overhand knot ends as stoppers

the knot mark is referring to is

the one-sided overhand bend also know as the european death knot as it can slip under load.... another fancier knot is the diamond or lanyard knot

bends are knots used to join two lines, the knot used around the scabbard is a hitch. - a knot used to attach a line to a fixed object

googling or wikipedia search on bends and hitches brigs up lots of neat ideas for knotwork. some of the more decorative knots are much the same as some of the decorative rattan work on se asian scabbards and hilts.