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That does look good,  Not sure why I read that as electrical tape but I like this better.   I will have to try this

Others have mentioned getting another ring would be a good thing.  I love my Vermil Victory rings.  But they haven't said why.   the ring you have looks really awkward to use.  First off the ring is grabbing the string away from the joint, this places more stress on the thumb and requires more tension to hold it.  Both of those are going to hinder getting a good clean release. 

Second, I believe the pain is from the base of the ring digging into your thumb.  The string presses on the ring, this places the pressure on the meat of the thumb which allows the ring to rotate and dig into the lower part of the thumb.  A well designed ring should hold it while the pressure goes more into the joint and spread out from there.  This is much stronger and cleaner. 

You may be able to use the ring in a similar fashion to a Manchu ring and get decent results but that is just an idea.

It shows up now and it does look great.  I've looked into doing some pvc bows but how did you make that one?

Doesn't look like that worked, at least on my end.  Might work better to post it to an image hosting site and share  the link because I am really interested in seeing this bow.

I was in that same boat till recently, so a few things I tried or looked:
Depending how handy you are there are some nice plans out there for making your own from a sowing machine motor or a hand mixer  https://smile.amazon.com/LvDD-Mixer-Bea … hand+mixer. 

If you have legos http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/inde … ic=25983.0  The pictures didn't show up for me but that could be a work internet thing.  or a different style https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpEEHNPisPE

I have also done it by hand.  Set up a block with a little divot in it then just rotated the arrow by hand and painted.  Bit of a pain but it worked. 

The masking and spray paint also works well.  One friend of mine has great results with permanent markers for the thin lines, just watch out if you put a protective finish over it as it may run. 

One other thing.  To paint the main color and clear finish I have wiped it on with a paper towel or rag for great results. Much easier and cleaner then using a dip tube and cheaper then spray paint if I already had the color.

Thanks that is useful

Howdy.
Not doing to bad today

I think your idea for the bending tool is correct.  I'll try to post a picture of mine this evening but it is basically that. 
As for how hot.  I believe that it is a charcoal fire, so fairly hot.  I have heard of using a BBQ grill as the heat source.  I have also used the stove top and heat gun.  It really help to get it quite warm before bending, I've broke a few shafts from trying to straighten too cool. 

That said heat straightening bamboo takes a bit more practice than I expected and I haven't quite got the hang of it. or maybe it just takes more work than I was expecting.

I was thinking of trying to make my own.  $250 is a bit steep for me right now.  Doesn't look too complicated, but it is a bit more than just splitting a tube in half.  it looks like the removed section is more wedge shaped, if that makes sense.

I did the vet wrap bit because we had some around the house and it works well.  Gets a bit dirty looking but other than that does what it is supposed to do.