Antique Beams
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Antique Beams
In the age before the Industrial Revolution and the advent of the sawmill that would forever change the lumber industry, beams for barns, homes and other structures were crafted by hand. Giant virgin growth timbers were felled by axes. Once on the ground, the hewing process began as craftsmen began the long laborious task of squaring up the logs using different axes.