This is my third attempt to post. The other two attempts disappeared and could not be recovered. Adding that facility to works in progress, as many sites do, would be great.
I try to make my boards neat but am not as compulsive. In the 2 videos I saw, he did not solder the wires. Fully populating a board like that before soldering could make soldering challenging. Also, if he is using PVC insulation, there might be melt back and charring.
My process is similar with two additions:
1) I use Kynar insulated 24 awg wire. It does not melt back or char like PVC can. You can make a solder joint right under or next to a wire without affecting it.
2) I do not usually measure against the board. I do a layout in Eagle and print with a 0.1" grid. The boards are also numbered. It is then easy to calculate or count the number of squares to get length and bend points. I use a 6" machinist rule taped to my bench, lay the wire against it, mark with a fine tipped Sharpie, strip, bend, insert, and solder as appropriate. Later cleaning flux removes any Sharpie marks.
The first attachment is a TC board I made that used plug in modules. The 2nd and 3rd are top and bottom views of a board made to fit a particular display enclosure. The appendage is for connection to the display and keyboard of that enclosure.
Edit: Changed machinist square to machinist rule. Don't know why I wrote square.
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