At this level of re-hab the owner ought to seriously consider 'false-work' to cover the feeder.
Faux beams can even be custom ordered. They are as light as a feather, secured to any exposed interior with cleats. (Carpenter-speak for mounting strips of wood that are screwed into the targeted surface -- later to become anchor points for the final (hollow -- feeder inside) fake-beam.
This treatment flies up into ceilings all across America, all the time. It beats knocking yourself out trying to dress cable around radii that are at the limit of NEC/ NEMA viability.
They are almost always a cheaper solution to the need... hence their popularity.
Back videos of This Old House and DIY shows display faux beams -- which can be self-crafted with any lumber in the lumber-yard by any carpenter.
To get the right 'look' it's not uncommon to erect 'false-walls' too. False walls are THE way to mount a flat screen TV in a rustic home setting.
Such schemes have been posted to YouTube by Wired, et. al.
Actually trying to get feeder cable to evaporate inside exposed beams -- good luck with that. It figures to be a nightmare -- especially when you find out that YOUR idea of a decent job/ decent look is NOT the owner's idea of how it's supposed to look.
You'll quickly find that just how 'picky' a customer can get determine whether you loose your shirt.
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