Close-up of a windshaft; the part in a windmill that carries the sails, Hoogmade, Kaag and Braassem, The Netherlands.

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Hoogmade, Kaag and Braassem, The Netherlands: Close-up of a windshaft. A windshaft is a part in a windmill that carries the sails and also the brake wheel (Smock and Tower mills, and in some Hollow Post mills) or the head wheel and tail wheel in a Hollow Post Mill. Windshafts can be made of wood, or wood with a cast iron poll end or entirely of cast iron.

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Size: 4752px × 3168px
Location: Hoogmade, Kaag and Braassem, South Holland, The Netherlands, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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