In cleaning out an old barn for demolition, I found a couple of drawers from what was described as an "antique barber's stand". Most of the thing was ruined, but the drawer detail here is something I've never seen anywhere else. These are not dowels; they are cut from the drawer front and sides. Surely these aren't hand-done ... but what tool was used? The "dowels" are very precisely spaced and cut.
Barber drawer 1.jpg
Barber drawer 2.jpg
The rear (not shown) is the same - pegs cut into the drawer rear and receiving holes in the drawer side (but without the scallop detail that's on the front).
Anyone ever see anything like this before?