The key is to read ahead in the manual and not go to fast.  I think you should consider using titebond or some other lightweight aliphatic resin glue if this is your 1st build.  Itl give you a lot more time to get everything aligned.  And If you make a mistake, you can correct it without a problem within 10-15 minutes of the pieces going together.  Just make sure you dont use too much, its easy to do that when using titebond.  You can get away with using a little less glue than with CA on acount of titebond doesn't weaken the wood the way CA's do. 

-Matt