A good Shimano steel axle freehub is good enough. I use M760 (non-disc) variety on one touring bike and M752 (also non-disc) on another touring bike, but you said you want disc so I can't recommend a specific hub.
Do
NOT tie and solder. Break a spoke, the remnants are soldered in, making a simple repair complex. Threading in a new spoke later is also more difficult. I think you should find a different wheel builder that is a bit more mainstream.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
I liked Phil for Freewheel Hubs ,, the one vulnerability with freewheel hubs, the bent axle, Is gone.
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Agree. I do not know if Phil as a company would even exist if they did not have a bunch of bent axles as competition. I have bent several 120mm spaced non-Phil axles.