"mike hide" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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I never said to make a "sloppy joint". But "as tight as you can make
them"? I take that to mean you'd make a glued M&T so tight you have to
"persuade" it together. If by "as tight.." you meant, PROPERLY snug,
then we are in agreement.

Dave

A tight joint in my book is as perfect a fit as one can get, that is not a
force fit..

A loose tenon in my book is a sloppy or ill fitting joint and that is what
this thread is about isn't it?
obviously CW and David disagree....mjh


Excuse the interruption, but a "loose" tenon only means that the tenon is a
separate piece of wood.

It's a square dowel that can be as wide or long as necessary.