Excellant Tutorial Rob! And great looking quiver.

Phil, what is the purpose for the two leather loops?

One of my first bows did that.  I remember writing in to TradGang about 20 years ago asking for advice, and being told to round off the edges of the string nock where it was too sharp and was fraying the string.  I was afraid to touch anything at that point in time, so I just put up with replacing the strings, like you did.  Eventually I decided that the draw weight on that bow was too heavy, and sold it.  End of problem.  Haven't had it happen since.

I have one with a similar repair. Had a mule wreck in CO with it and it cracked down from corner of sight window.

I drilled it and put some roughed up brass rod in and put a handle wrap on it...

A couple of Bivouac bows. A Hill Jack on the left and a Union Jack on the right.

Nate makes the best backquiver that I've seen in all my years.  True to the Hill style and everything is well thought out and uses the best leather for its purpose.  Being a tinkerer, I decided to make my own using Nate's as a guide.  Nate's is my go to quiver.  Mine is my backyard quiver.

Very nice work Rob!  See for me the DIY route is always very appealing for many reasons...... but I often have found that what happens with me,  is I'll buy all the stuff to do the job including tools (can never have enough tools and who knows,  maybe you'll use that one again  ) and by the time I'm done,  it'd have been more cost effective to have the professional do it    Guess it comes down to how badly I want to be able to say "I DID THAT!" or not.  Most often that wins out on me and there have certainly been times I should have financially supported another craftsman's endeavors so to speak     By the way,  because of you Rob,  count me in as being on the fence now with this one   

NM Classic 68" 45@28". 

Certainly Rob's recommendation is also a viable route.
As a retired accountant by trade and someone who's dad thought duck tape was the best tool in the tool box, I fell to the bottom of the do-it-yourself dream pool. 

NM Classic TD

I twist backwards before beginning the second loop. I count about 20+, while rolling a bundle backwards, but it's probably not a full twist or an accurate count. The finished string is usually really round. I'm fussy about the roundness and the length both. Can't stand an ugly string, on one with too many twists or bundles that don't blend. The differences in length from one custom bow to the next makes string lengths hard to guess sometimes.

I don't make as many as I used to, they seem to last forever.
Years ago I was using some 8125 or something like that and had two strings tear at the loop. At the time I figured it was just how strings wear out. So I replaced them regularly, like every 6 months or so depending. I got away from that and let them on much longer with zero issues. Thinking back, I wonder if I had a bow the was just hard on string loops when those tore?

Tedd