Maybe it's purely psychological, but I don't like quick release. It seems like the front skewer is the jesus bolt of the bike. I know this is not a widely held view, but bear with me.

So I looked closely at a front hub in my box and concluded that it's a 9x1 mm thread. I ordered a 9x1 mm rear axle and cut it to appropriate length for the front. So far so good.

The cones from my wheel don't fit on the new axle! The threads don't match, though the diameters are the same. And the cones are definitely not 10 mm, 3/8 inch, or 5/16 inch, which might be other possible standards.

They're some screwy thread. What gives? It was a spare hub from who knows where, that seemed to be in good condition.