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John
The only way to get this structurally sound is to use mortice and tenons throughout.
Think like a table apron joining the legs. Two tenons square to each other on two faces of the same leg.
It is possible to use loose tenons for this, but I’d make sure it is a nice snug fit. That way you’re not counting on your glue alone.
What you want to do is simply rely on a long grain Glue joints, hoping that this won’t work loose over time and still bear the load of someone sitting on it.
If a proper executed mortice and tenon joint on a chair works loose because of glue failure, it is still strong enough to hold the weight of the person provided there isn’t any torque along the long axis of that joint. If that’s understandable that is.
Come to think of it, you might use some strong lag bolts to strengthen it, but then you’re building furniture Ikea style….
Sorry if my answer didn’t make you happy but the pieces you have so far look very well done, so why possibly ruin the whole thing structurally as said above?
Diego