So does this thing work? I admit I had my doubts. But I have to say, it appears that it *does* actually work. After an hour in the sauna, the strips of hard maple (determined by the USDA to be THE WORST wood for bending) conformed to the ready-and-waiting mold quite nicely. I let it spend the day in the sun to dry, then glued it up. After a day in the mold, I took it out, wondering if it would spring back out as straight as an arrow, or at least enough to really mess things up. But no, I was pleasantly surprised; it didn't straighten out...any, at all. Here's a shot of it in the mold, just after bending.