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שדה

A bin

that had its top removed

is tamei because of the bottom (which can still be used as a receptacle);

if the bottom was removed

it is tamei because of the top (the lid had its own receptacle);

if the top and the bottom were removed,

Rabbi Yehuda rule it is tamei

because of the sides (which also had a bulge to them, and so the bin could be turned on its side and used to store things that way,

and the Sages rule it is tahor (as the bin was not meant to be used in this manner).

A stonemason's seat (which was a planed end of a wooden beam, the other end of which held the stone being worked upon)

is susceptible to the tumah of midras.

כפת

A block of wood

that was dyed red

or was dyed saffron

and planed,

Rabbi Akiva rules it is tamei

and the Sages rule it is tahor

until one carves it (as it already has a designation as a different type of utensil, it requires a more significant alteration).

A wicker basket

and a reed basket

that were filled with straw

or flocking (soft material for stuffing cushions, quilts, and other soft furnishings, made of wool refuse or torn-up cloth),

if one prepared them for sitting [on them]

they are tahor (from midras, as the stuffing will fall out of the baskets),

if one wove [the baskets shut] with reed-grass

or with cord

they are tamei.