It's a learning process. Every builder, including C. F. Martin, Bob Taylor, Ren Ferguson, Olson, Lester DeVoe, etc. has been where you are now.
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Keep in mind that you're the one who will see all the mistakes, and nobody else will be able to find them. I could still point out every mistake on my first guitar, and nobody would even notice most of them, some even when pointing right at it.
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Remember this! While some may be better than others, nobody makes a "perfect" guitar. Keep going. Nothing is off limits. If you do or see something you later don't like, create a change that works for you.
Clamping:
I have forgotten the brace between the block and the top transverse brace (this little flat brace helps delay neck reset):
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I mortise my neck block before it's even on the sides.
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So do I.
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A. How many of your first builds were hideous?
B. More important. How many are playable to this day?
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This is my first build (1986). Still playing it, with no repairs and no mods:
