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Troy, I’ll address your second question. I recently got a book from Lost Art Press called “The Joiner and Cabinetmaker”, written in 1837 or so, about the progression of an apprentice in a cabinet shop. There was a part that addressed your exact question and the cabinet maker did want the glue line on his panels to be in different places. But I think there was a footnote (written in present day by the people who republished the book) saying that with today’s glues, this is not a concern. I wouldn’t worry about the glue lines being in the same place all around the cabinet. Like you said, a properly fitted (key phrase) glue joint is stronger than the original wood.