Instead of beveling by hand I used a bevel tool I made and explained in this thread: viewtopic.php?id=4179
Strands were cut out, briefly soaked in cool water, stretched, and beveled. I will use a small amount of plaiting soap to condition the strands. They started out 10ft long and after prepping were about 11.5ft long. I planned for this and cut strands wider than necessary.
The strands are joined with a keeper that tapers into part of the bolster. I will also split this part of the bolster.
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