Originally Posted by
FlatFender
I learned from sheldon, but I know lace the hub first, then put all the spokes into the rim. Just easier for me.
That's how I usually do it, but I was building my last wheelset (Kings laced to DT Swiss 5.1) and the king eyelets were super tight, not really letting the spokes just dangle, so I ended up scratching my rim all up from the end of the spokes