A method of manufacturing rebar tie wire, including heating and mixing a high density polyethylene (HDPE), a bonding agent, and a coloring agent to form a mixture, heating an inner wire portion, coating the inner wire portion with the mixture to form a coated inner wire portion, and quenching the coated inner wire portion.

A tie rod suitable for use with known concrete forming systems is constructed from a non-metal fiber, such as fiberglass, that is wound about a pair of opposed thimbles. The resultant tie rod is as strong as a metal tie rod without the drawbacks of conventional metal tie rods. Each of the thimbles has a main body with a channel formed in an outer surface of the main body. The continuous fiber is disposed within the channel when wound thereabout. The continuous fiber is wound to have a depth greater than the thimble in the direction perpendicular to a plane of the thimble.

A rebar tie wire, including an inner wire portion including a radially outward facing surface, and a coating arranged on the radially outward facing surface, the coating including high density polyethylene (HDPE), and a bonding agent.