Blender 2. 76b: Modeling a braid in two ways

For the second method: I deleted the second point, because we need equally spaced normals. That s why i duplicate the remaining first point and connect the three with f. The commands for the angles of the points are as follows: first and third point: R, Z, 45, enter, R, X, 45, enter second point: R, Z, 45, enter, R, X, 45, enter