A few years ago Ed Scott taught me this quick way of making a string out of b-50. He called it the "Scott Twist" Takes less than five minutes.
Start with 3 bundles of 5. Twist each bundle away from you. Then 1 bundle over the otner 2bundles(1 over 2and3, 2 over 3 and 1 ...) 20 or so times and keep twisting each bundle as you lay them over the other 2.
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form a loop and pair the bundles by twisting them together
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Then make a simple braid until your past your tag ends. Tie a bowyers knot for the other side. Simple
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