Looks like a dowel. I believe that they will satisfy my project. Everything looks uniform and perfect. There's no change in your pocket. And actually 106. (Yes it's anal, I count the bag, but I'm too lazy to put apostrophes in my abbreviations). This will be for an outdoor project and I believe it will hold up well if smeared with the right amount of wood glue. (While real wood glue looks like Elmers glue, it doesn't melt in the rain and so I see that outdoor projects hold up well if you use the right outdoor wood, and pine isn't one of them.)