i looked at the bench and talked through what we needed to do to solve the problem with the bench peg. i suggested that i could buy another type of bench peg that was attached to a metal vice. he suggested that he could build a bench peg and holder using some hard wood that he had lying around. money always being an issue we went for making our own.
you can see in the photo how he made a holder for the peg using some very sturdy hardwood pieces he had. these were all cut and screwed together to make a very strong holder. the holder has a socket for 