I'll be typing up the basic instructions too, but here's what has happened so far:

• purchased a piece of maple 1x2 from Home Depot and had them cut it down for me into two 34" lengths and one shorty piece which I used for my very first CBG that doesn't count.
• lightly sanded maple to avoid splinters
• marked 6" from one end to make the headstock
• marked 24 1/2" from there to create the scale (where the bridge will go)
• marked the tailpiece
• notched the box sides beneath the lid where the neck will stick through
• used a mini hacksaw and a flathead screwdriver (and then a four-in-hand) to remove enough wood so that the lid will close