Prefer glue myself, that way if I ever cut something up to reuse the wood for something else will have no metal to worry about.

 

Here is as simple a jig for cutting 45 angles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h__UIuB-DM&feature=youtu.be

Good video.
Herb

 

yup...

 

Quick and simple. I like it.

 

What Barry said.

 

Simple. Efficient. Good.