A coating applied to an earthenware container in order to cook with it — is the coating joined to the container?
Halacha 1 states that when one coats an earthenware container in order to cook with it, the coating is not considered as joined to it.
Question 2
A tar plug in a barrel — is it joined to the barrel for impurity purposes?
Halacha 2 states that when there is a hole in a barrel and one plugged it with tar, the filling is not considered as joined to it.
Question 3
How much of a hatchet handle extension is considered joined to the hatchet?
Halacha 10 states that within three fingerbreadths of the head is considered as joined; anything beyond that is not.
Question 4
When a drill becomes impure — does touching the bow used with the drill make one impure?
Halacha 14 states that when a drill becomes impure, one who touches the bow with which it is used is pure — the bow is not considered joined to the drill.
Question 5
A moist stretchy material used to plug a hole in a water cask — is it joined to the cask?
Halacha 3 states that moist substances that can be stretched used to coat water casks so that water will not drip are considered as integral elements of the cask.