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דָּבָר שֶׁאֵין עָלָיו שֵׁם כְּלִי כְּלָל, כְּגוֹן עֵצִים וַאֲבָנִים וַחֲתִיכוֹת בַּרְזֶל וְכַדּוֹמֶה, אָסוּר גַּם כֵּן בְּכָל טִלְטוּל, אֲפִלּוּ לְצֹרֶךְ גּוּפוֹ וְצֹרֶךְ מְקוֹמוֹ, אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן יִחֲדוֹ בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת לְאֵיזֶה תַּשְׁמִישׁ שֶׁיִּשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בּוֹ לְעוֹלָם. וְלָכֵן אָסוּר לִטּוֹל קֵיסָם לַחֲצוֹץ בּוֹ שִׁנָּיו. נֵרוֹת שֶׁאֵינָן שְׁלֵמִים, גַּם כֵּן אֵין שֵׁם כְּלִי עֲלֵיהֶם וַאֲסוּרִין בְּכָל טִלְטוּל. וְכֵן סֻלָּם שֶׁל עֲלִיָּה, אֵין עָלָיו תּוֹרַת כֶּלִי.
An object that cannot be considered a "vessel" at all, such as wood, stones, chunks of metal and the like, are forbidden to be handled in any way, even when you need to use them or the space they occupy, unless you set it aside38I.e. mentally. It is not necessary to verbalize your intent. [Chayei Adam 66: 7; Mishnah Berurah 308: 93 disagreeing with Peri Megadim 259] “Setting aside” also applies to muktzeh due to monetary loss. [Rabbi Akiva Eiger 266: 1] before Shabbos for some permanent use.39Where you intend to use these items (wood, stones etc.) in a way that is commonplace, e.g. to use a round stone for opening nuts, it is unnecessary to set it aside for more than that Shabbos. [v. Shulchan Aruch 308: 22; Shulchan Aruch Harav; Mishnah Berurah 308: 97; 303: 73] Therefore, you may not handle a splinter to pick your teeth. Broken candles,40That are no longer fit to be lit. [v. note 24] are also not considered "vessels" and you are forbidden to handle them. Also, a ladder used for an attic is not considered a "vessel."41Peri Megadim citing Rambam; Mishnah Berurah 308: 30. Tur allows moving the ladder on Shabbos and not on Yom Tov. Gra rules that only moving the ladder to another location is forbidden, lest it seem that you are on the way to repair the roof. Moving it in its place is permitted. [v. Beitzah 9]
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא שנאמר הליכות עולם לו אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות (נדה ע"ג.)