The cord of a plummet, [its measure] is twelve. [The plummet cord] of carpenters, [its measure is] eighteen. [That] of builders, [its measure is] fifty amos. More than [these lengths], [even] if one desires to retain it, is tahor. [Those] of plasterers and of artists, [their measure is] any length.

The cord of a goldsmith’s balance, and [that] of a weigher of good [-quality] purple [wool], [their measure is] three fingerbreadths. The handle of a hatchet from its back, [its measure is] three fingerbreadths. R’ Yose says: [If it is] one handbreadth, [it is] tahor.

The cord of the balance of storeowners [and that] of householders, [its measure is] one handbreadth. The handle of a hatchet in front, [its measure is] one handbreadth. The remnant of a compass handle, [its measure is] one handbreadth. The handle of a chisel used by stone engravers, [its measure is] one handbreadth.

The cord of a wool dealer’s balance, and [that of] glass weighers, [their measure is] two handbreadths. The handle of a millstone chisel, [its measure is] two handbreadths. The handle of a mace, [its measure is] two handbreadths. The handle of a goldsmith’s hammer, [its measure is] two handbreadths. That of blacksmiths, [its measure is] three handbreadths.