“Right. It is also called a panel-saw, when it has fine teeth. If you compare the filing and setting of the two saws, you will see that the teeth of the last are of a different angle from the other, and that it has more set than the slitting-saw; that is, the teeth are thrown out more.—What next, Dory?”
Just then there was a roar of laughter from the machine-shop.
CHAPTER XXIII.
SOMETHING ABOUT TOOLS AND WORK.
If there was any thing funny, the boys all wanted to know what it was; and some of them were inclined to run over to ascertain why the young machinists were laughing. Mr. Brookbine suspended his instructions, and seated himself on one of the benches.
“Shall we appoint a committee to ascertain what is going on at the other end of the shop, or shall we all go over and see for ourselves?” said the carpenter.
“We must have a partition between the two shops,” added Captain Gildrock. “Just now half the machinists started to come over here.”
“The partition would be a nuisance; and, after a while, the boys will probably get tired of laughing at each other’s blunders,” added the carpenter: and by this time the class were all giving attention. “What next, Dory?”
Dory unfolded another package, which was