"mike hide" wrote in
:

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

Loose tenons and floating tenons are often used as synonymns, hence some of
the confusion.

For example: http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/w00118.asp

I disagree with none of what you, Mike, have written in this thread.

Patriarch