Model of a Made Mast
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Round mast with square top, ears, platform, topgallant yardarms and side platforms. The mast foot is quite square and consists of twelve parts, six in the middle and three sides on each side. From the mast hole, four sides are added at the back which run all the way up, while the front four parts stop just above the topgallant yardarms; from this point the mast again consists of twelve parts and becomes square again. The parts are held together by a large number of hoops. Two side platforms reinforce the whole; they also support the topgallant yardarms together with the ears, which are not attached to the sides but to the front of the mast with iron and bolts. At the mast hole there are two notches for the ears and two for the topgallant yardarms, if the mast is turned around.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description