RE: New builder mistakes
+1 on changing out #11 blades often. Dull tools will hurt ya. The minute a blade doesn't cut easily and cleanly, change it out. Firewall backwards, huh? After building 5 high wing planes, I built a low winger. Yup, installed the firewall upside down.
Oh - Never NEVER, NEVER wipe your face with your hand while building without first wiping your hand clean on a paper towel. Sometimes CA won't kick off just sitting there on a finger, but you apply pressure or facial moisture and it'll harden in an instant. If you have over spray from the Kicker on your hands, be VERY careful to not drop CA on them. The Kicker sometimes makes the CA harden instantly and that generates a LOT of heat.