Many of the pics I saw of others building only had the waist expander so that was all I did. I did, however, clamp the ends to the mold. Here was my very first one, similar mold, there is a picture of the clamps
http://www.kitguitarsforum.com/forum...=125_0_6_120_C
You could even use a sabre saw and a rasp to make the mold. That is the one big use I made of the band saw (except when I built the mando - I needed a band saw a lot for that one)