How would you attach these sides?

[Matt P]

This is a pic of a jewelry box I saw online. How would you attach the sides to the legs? The sides are about 6" high.

Could you just glue the sides directly to the legs, using a band clamp, or would you then be gluing across the grain and have later problems? (But maybe the small size would eliminate the worry for wood movement?)

?? I always get confused with this stuff !!

Tx,
matt

[Brent Ring]

Dadoes in the legs would work. Biscuits, or dowels as well. My vote would be dadoes!

[Tom Veatch]

Depending on the thickness of the sided, I'd consider either a stopped dado or rabbet. If the sides are thick enough, mortise and tenon or dowels. I don't think I'd opt for a simple butt joint, even with biscuits.

[James Phillips]

Sliding dovetail and only glue the top

[Tom Veatch]

For a 6" joint, I don't think I would worry too much about cross grain movement, but if you believe it would be a problem, James' suggestion of a sliding dovetail glued only over a short length would handle it.