Commentary for Kelim 20:3

מַקֵּל שֶׁעֲשָׂאוֹ בֵּית יָד לְקֻרְדֹּם, חִבּוּר לַטֻּמְאָה בִּשְׁעַת מְלָאכָה. הַדְּיוּסְטָר, חִבּוּר לַטֻּמְאָה בִּשְׁעַת מְלָאכָה. קְבָעוֹ בִכְלוֹנָס, טָמֵא, וְאֵינוֹ חִבּוּר לָהּ. עָשָׂה לוֹ דְיוּסְטָר, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא צָרְכּוֹ. כִּסֵּא שֶׁקְּבָעוֹ בִכְלוֹנָס, טָמֵא, וְאֵינוֹ חִבּוּר לוֹ. עָשָׂה בוֹ כִסֵּא, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא מְקוֹמוֹ. קְבָעוֹ בְקוֹרַת בֵּית הַבַּד, טָמֵא, וְאֵינוֹ חִבּוּר לָהּ. עָשָׂה בְרֹאשָׁהּ כִּסֵּא, טָהוֹר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאוֹמְרִין לוֹ, עֲמֹד וְנַעֲשֶׂה אֶת מְלַאכְתֵּנוּ:

A stick which was made into a handle for a hatchet is regarded as connected for [purposes of susceptibility to] impurity at the time of use. A yarn winder is regarded as connected for [purposes of susceptibility to] impurity at the time of its use. If he fixed it to a pole, it is susceptible to impurity, but it is not considered connected to [the pole]. If he made the pole itself into a yarn winder, only that part which is needed for use is susceptible to impurity. A seat that he fixed to a pole is susceptible to impurity, but it is not regarded as connected to [the pole]. If he made the pole itself into a seat, only the place of the seat is susceptible to impurity. [If he fixed a seat] to the beam of an olive-press, it is susceptible to impurity, but it is not regarded as connected to [the beam]. If he made the end of a beam into a seat it remains pure, because people would say to him, "Get up and let us do our work."

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