The Wal-Mart, Dicks, & other stores in our area are just now starting to drag out their archery stuff, so no string loops yet. And I didn' t really feel like waiting. I think that my knots are probably okay. Braiding the strings together was just a way to keep the strands held together. I guess my main concern was in using the serving string to construct the loop. But I used the same stuff they described on the Onieda site for the Catfish loop so I should be okay.

Thanks for the link Arthur. That loop looks pretty interesting. I think I may try that next time. If I follow it correctly, they' re basically creating a loop with several strands of serving string, and then serving the strands together. It looks like it may take a few tries to get it down but it should be a pretty sturdy, stiff loop when you' re done. If my loop starts to wear a little maybe I' ll try to serve over it to create a smoother surface. I know I could just replace it with one from the store once they get them in stock but sometimes it' s just more fun to do things yourself.