May one use a second stopper to knock out a stuck stopper in a barrel in order to drink wine on Shabbat?

May one break a barrel that was cracked and re-glued with pitch in order to retrieve food inside on Shabbat?

4 opinions

Is it forbidden to break a fully intact barrel on Shabbat even if no shaped opening is made?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Is it forbidden to bore a new hole in a barrel, or to widen an existing hole, on Shabbat?

3 opinions

May one extract and replace a knife that was wedged into a barrel before Shabbat?

2 opinions

May one reopen a clogged hole in a barrel on Shabbat, and does the hole's position (above or below the wine dregs) matter?

1 opinions

May one use a drill (makdeiach) to reopen a sealed hole in a barrel where the stopper was broken?

3 opinions

May one insert a hollow cane or a myrtle leaf into a barrel hole as a spout to draw wine on Shabbat?

3 opinions

May one slash the top of a barrel with a sword on Shabbat? What about boring a hole in the side or top of the lid?

2 opinions