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@Velocio
I had the fear and have had all my bikes built by shops.
Half of the time I regret it afterwards.
Half of the time I've had to strip the bike and start again myself.
For the Mather I'll probably build it myself unless he wants to put it on show first.
There's not much to it, just do things in the right order, don't rush, grease every metal to metal contact, don't over-tighten things, or under-tighten. And that's it. It's really not hard at all.
The big fear is the over-tightening, under-tightening. But if that's a real fear for you, then borrow a torque wrench off of someone. But it's not as big a deal as you initially imagine it will be.