Originally Posted by
TampaRaleigh
Here's a link to a [free] PDF version of this (if this is an unauthorized copy, despite being the second google result, let me know and I'll take the link down):
http://tri.by/content/files/ArtOfWheelbuilding.pdf
FWIW, I lace everything 3x. I've found radial isn't worth it for the weight savings (if I want crazy light wheels, I'll buy component wheels) and 4x requires a second spoke be detensioned to remove and replace a broken spoke. Crow's foot and twisted lacings might look cool, but IMO they're not worth the tradeoff in serviceability.