Originally Posted by
Sheldon Brown
For a beginner, it's time-consuming but not difficult.
Thousands of people have learned wheelbuilding from my online article:
http://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild
It's a very rewarding skill to master, go for it!
Sheldon "Wheels" Brown
Yep,
I used Sheldon's online article and used my just serviced Phil Woods 32 hole front and rear hubs, some Mavic Open Pro rims, 14 ga. double butted spokes, and alloy nipples. I used a Minoura truing stand that I mounted dial indicators on, and I made my own dishing tool. It was a very rewarding task, but I tend to enjoy little fiddly things like this. My wife would watch for a few minutes and walk away shaking her head!
The best advice I could give is to second the benefit of having a model wheel in front of you. I would also suggest you get the best spoke wrench you can, because alloy nipples can be fragile.
DPN