On 12/11/2012 10:35 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Greg Guarino wrote:


All shelves would be fixed. There would be a face frame, and a back.
I'm wondering if I should simply make the cabinet as two separate
boxes, joining them together after both are assembled. That would give
me a double-thickness center divider, but there would be a 1x2
covering the seam anyway. This idea appeals to me because I think it
will be easier to handle two smaller, simpler units than one large
one. But if do decide to make the cabinet as a single unit, is it OK
to make dadoes in both sides of the center divider, as long as none of
them are in line with each other?

Yes - it would be fine to dado both sides of a board. Make sure your
shelves fit snugly into your dados and once they're glued up it will be as
if it were a solid piece.

So there's my next question. My only option for making dadoes is a
router, and I'd love to avoid making extra passes. If I buy a 23/32 bit,
will I be OK? Or is plywood thickness too unpredictable these days?