Modern Timber Craft: A hand hewn wooden beam is a log that’s been cut down and carved with handheld tools. Essentially, hand hewn beams are long pieces of timber that have been changed from round to square in shape. When sawn to the proper length, such timbers (Hand Hewn Beams) can be used not just as beams, but roof trusses and joints as well. https://moderntimbercraft.com/blogs/reclaimed-wood-information/signs-that-reveal-a-hand-hewn-beam