Those weld and machine shops.
Those welding shops will have stainless welding rod. It comes in micro .1mm to macro 5mm dia. They may also have some nice silicone bronze or Bronze-a rod and look for aluminum bronze too, an unusual color.
Hobby stores that sell remote control models and trains sets will have a supply of rods and small diameter tubes. I make my own mosaic rods and you can as well. Just keep them short and use 30 minute type epoxy and you can work the glue into a short piece, 20-25mm is easy. I presume they have hardware-lumber stores in Holland so take a look at their stocks as well. You may find some wooden pins (dowels) too. I use them especially on tomahawk handles for decoration and to hold wood inlays. The wood dowels come as small as 3mm in different hardwoods. You are only held back by your own imagination, have fun and enjoy your crafting of edged tools
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