Thanks BG. No pics eh?

I have seen those oval washers. Not sure they'd fit in the holes of these rims. I did take some stainless washers, good quality Marine grade, and domed them slightly in my dapping block. Seems they'll work fine.

BTW, the only reference I had were the old, crusty NISI rims that came off the bike (63 Frejus) and man, were those washers weird. Little brass cupped washer with a fiber insert. I had considered re-using them but, probably not.

I can't imagine building no-eyelet rims with no washers. Did they actually do that in the past?