Acoustic Guitar Construction

I'm moving along well into construction of a nice guitar, which is completely hand made from rough wood; rosewood, spruce, flame maple, and ebony. I want to put the Herringbone design around the top. My question is can you form or bend this material, or not? If so, does it need to be soaked and then...

I just finished bending the sides of a Rosewood Guitar, and it turned out beautifully. (My first time!!) Your suggestions worked. I did soak the rosewood for about 8 hrs. and I kept it wet with a spray bottle while bending it. I discovered a new heating method that may not have been mentioned before...

I have built one guitar already that had the sides already bent. It turned out to be a prety good guitar, but I didn't like the flat pick sound of a small body '000' guitar. I decided to try to build a guitar on my own and I went to a local guitar shop here in town and hand selected some nice spruce...

I have built one guitar already that had the sides already bent. It turned out to be a prety good guitar, but I didn't like the flat pick sound of a small body '000' guitar. I decided to try to build a guitar on my own and I went to a local guitar shop here in town and hand selected some nice spruce...