I'm still a newbie, so please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but does this type of joinery have a special name?
My grandmother has a house full of old Cherry Pennsylvania House furniture from the 50's through the early 70's and almost all of it has this joinery like this on the tops. Basically a glue up of several boards, that is then banded(?) on all 4 sides.
Is the purpose of this to hide the end grain, if so how is the banding attached dado's?