Mishnah for Niddah 6:12

שְׁתֵּי שְׂעָרוֹת הָאֲמוּרוֹת בַּפָּרָה וּבַנְּגָעִים, וְהָאֲמוּרוֹת בְּכָל מָקוֹם, כְּדֵי לָכֹף רֹאשָׁן לְעִקָּרָן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר, כְּדֵי לִקְרֹץ בַּצִּפֹּרֶן. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּהוּ נִטָּלוֹת בְּזוּג:

The two hairs spoken of regarding a red heifer [i.e. that two white or black hairs invalidate it, see, Parah 2:5], and [those spoken of] regarding <i>nega'im</i> [diseased patches on skin, clothes, or houses that create impurity; i.e. that two hairs on a blemish are a sign of impurity, see Nega'im 4:4], and regarding those spoken of anywhere, [the hairs must be long] enough to bent their tips to [touch] their roots, according to Rabbi Yishmael. Rabbi Eliezer says: [long] enough to be pinched by a finger-nail. Rabbi Akiva says: [long] enough to be removed with scissors.

Mishnah Kelim

Bakers’ baking-boards are susceptible to impurity, but those used by householders are clean. But if he dyed them red or saffron they are susceptible to impurity. If a bakers’ shelf was fixed to a wall: Rabbi Eliezer rules that it is clean And the sages rule that it is susceptible to impurity. The bakers' frame is susceptible to impurity but one used by householders is clean. If he made a rim on its four sides it is susceptible to impurity, but if one side was open it is clean. Rabbi Shimon says: if he fixed it so that one can cut the dough upon it, it is susceptible to impurity. Similarly, a rolling-pin is susceptible to impurity.

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