I have a need for several hundred dowels, while googling around
I found these guys.
Dowels, small squares, loose tenons in English and metric
sizes, knobs, buttons, plugs and other assorted small wood
items.
Looks reasonably priced if the quality is remotely decent.
http://www.cincinnatidowel.com/
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