Assembling A joint thoughts

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The bigger challenge is how you assemble the A joint. If you put too much tension in the joint by overtightening the joint you may have a cue that will warp or develop a wobble. What I do is dry assemble the joint with only enough tension to close any gaps and mark the location on both halves. When you add the glue, it acts like lubricant, and it makes it easy to overtighten. Like most things in cue making the execution is as important as design.

One of the biggest mistakes made in assembly at the A is over tightening. Guaranteed it will likely show up as a negative down the road.
I've had this discussion a few times with others that claim they assemble with the handle well over sized and just re-center the back end and crank the A as tight as they can in fear of noises.
In my opinion a huge no no. Proper technique and material used I believe is more important.