מסכת כלים

פרק כט משנה ח

שירי חרחור מלמטן

The remnants of the lower blade (this refers to the lower end of a cattle prod, which had a hoe-like blade for digging up roots),

seven (handbreadths of it are considered an attachment; see 29:6 for the differing opinions on how to interpret 'remnants' as used here);

the handle of the fire shovel

of householders (used to clean out ashes from a stove or oven),

Beis Shammai say seven,

Beis Hillel say eight;

and (the handle of the shovel) of plasterers

Beis Shammai say nine,

Beis Hillel say ten;

more than that,

if he wants to keep it is tamei (i.e. if the user wants a longer than usual handle, it is considered an attachment);

and the handle of items used with fire

any amount.

כלי זכוכית

Glass utensils,

the flat ones are tahor,

and the ones that have receptacles are tamei (though only rabbinically);

if they break they become tahor,

if they are remade into utensils

they can become tamei from that point on (but do not retain their previous tumah).

A table (made from a flat piece of glass)

and a salver (an ornate tray; in the case of this mishnah, it had a hollow base, and was perhaps similar in appearance to a modern-day cake stand)

that are of glass

are tahor,

if they have a rim

they are tamei.

The bottom of a plate

and the bottom of a salver

of glass

that one designated for use (this refers to a plate or utensil that had a rim on their bottom that served as their base, and in this case the top of the utensil broke and one intends to turn it upside down and use the receptacle on the bottom as a utensil)

they are tahor (as the top has jagged edges that would likely cut one while using it);

if he smoothed them

or filed them with a file (these refer to where one sanded down the jagged edges left by the broken upper part),

they are tamei.