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man, i think cables would be so easy! you can do it simply yourself, whereas wood is heavy and may require more than one person.
all you need are two eyebolts, two (or four) U cable clamps, a cable and a comealong… or ditch the comealong in favor of one turnbuckle per “joist”
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cables would be a better one person fix.
its a PITA working with big heavy wood beams.
edit: www.hammerzone.com has some interesting projects documented.