As many of you know, I have been building "in the air" for the past nearly 20 years now. That means I don't use molds, relying instead on things fitting well enough to not need the support. Here is an example of a side which nearly fits the template just sitting there. For any luthiers who are tempted to say "but mine are bent that well", I suggest you try moldless construction. It turns out to be easy and quick, but mainly means increased flexibilty and has the side benefit of leading one more rapidly towards mastery, IMO, of course.
This was bent in my Fox Bender, and I used my new Keenovo blanket/thermostat/timer device. Turned it down to 251 f from 260 f, and upped the minutes to 12 from 10. This thing is a Mercedes compared to the blankets I was using for the last 20 years. Look on eBay.