Happy New Year folks. I have a very old wood workers bench. Hardrock maple, wooden screws on both front and end vises. I purchased the bench about 40 years ago from a fellow in his 80's who said his dad used it to make chairs. It has been used hard over the years and since I just completed my dream shop I decided to refurbish the bench. Some sanding, some scraping and a few coats of tung. The end vice is perfect. The front vise is loose in the tracks and has a couple large chips out of the wooden screw. It will hold flat/square objects OK but anything else is a life threatening experiece. I'd appreciate some comments ...keep the vice and use jigs, replace the vice with something modern, make a new screw? I really like the vintage stuff, am retired and spend a lot of time in the shop and don't have a clue how to cut a new screw. Thanks for your thoughts and comments. tom