A good way to protect them is with pieces fastened together in the shape shown in Fig.

258, b, and Fig.

257, the interior angle being equal to the exterior angle of the piece to be glued.

In the case of a taboret with slender legs, care must be taken to insert blocks between the separate legs as well, to brace them apart and to keep them from bending under the pressure.
These methods have the advantage that they are speedy, since all the pieces go together at once; but unless the pieces fit exactly the joints will not close.
Another method is to glue and clamp the pieces of the taboret together two by two, using blocks as shown in Fig.

258, _a_.