Commentary for Avodah Zarah 98:11

תניא כמ"ד מותרין דתניא עובד כוכבים ששיפה עבודת כוכבים לצרכו היא ושפאיה מותרין לצרכה היא אסורה ושפאיה מותרין וישראל ששיפה עבודת כוכבים בין לצרכה בין לצרכו היא ושפאיה אסורין

It was taught in agreement with the one who said that they are permitted, for it has been taught: If an idolater smoothed off an idol for his own sake, the tree and the pieces are permitted, and if he did so for the tree’s sake, it is prohibited but its pieces are permitted; but if an Israelite smoothed off an idol, whether for his sake or for the sake of the tree it and the pieces are prohibited.

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