Building an acoustic has been on my wish list for a while. Now is as good a time as any. I have some woods I'd like to use but am not sure how they will work out in an acoustic.

I plan to buy bookmatched sitka spruce for the soundboard. I've been reading Jon Kincaid's book and he recommends some woods typically used for the back and sides but I don't have any of those in my stock. I'm trying to keep the costs down, so I looked through what I do have. I've got enough figured sapele to do the back and sides and even the neck. It's gorgeous wood but I don't know about the sound.

On to the questions:

Is sapele ever used in acoustic guitar bodies? If so, what kind of sound does it create?

Would sapele be acceptable for the neck? I was thinking macassar ebony for the fretboard.

Oh, for the record, I tried bending the figured sapele and I was able to get a pretty tight bend without any evidence of fibers breaking. So I'm good on bending quality.