We still haven't settled on our book storage plans. Now I'm considering a design that would involve shelves on both sides of a wide cabinet divided in the middle, but not in line with each other. The cabinet would be 54" high by 48" wide, with a vertical divider a little off-center. To one side of the divider there would be 4 shelf spaces each 12" high. On the other side would be 3 shelf spaces, each
18" high. (all numbers approximate, I know the thickness of the wood will change the exact dimensions). The dadoes on opposite sides of the divider would then be about six inches apart.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?