Construction Tips?

[Stymye]

snug enough that you can pick up the rocket by the cone but loose enough that if you give it a little shake it will slide out.

 

[zeke1312]

Did I make a mistake? Reading the TLP Nike Ajax instructions, it states "make certain the leading edge of each fin is aligned with the grain of the wood". Now, I read that as meaning the grain of wood runs parallel, non perpendicular to the edge of a fin. As instructed, I also added one coat of thin CA followed by slow CA.

Anyhow, comments I've seen posted here makes me question how I did it.