Sounds like you and I are from the same backgound (Ambroid, thirty year layover). I too started out using the CA but quickly switched back to conventional wood glue (for mostly the same reasons). The one thing I still use is the thin CA but only to quickly tack a part in place when it's not convenient to use clamps or pins.

Only caution I have is VENTILATION_VENTILATION_VENTILATION and plastic wrap on my fingers. Man that stuff wicks thru the wood grain. A finger an inch away can still get caught (:-).