In that case it would probably be best to learn to build wheels. I took the first part of a two part workshop last week and lacing the wheels is pretty straightforward - I haven't moved on to tensioning / truing yet so we'll see how that goes this week. Even with lacing; I had a couple of screw ups in the class but laced a second wheel on my own this weekend and it was quick and easy so I get the impression that, like most things, it just gets easier and easier the more you do...

Thanks, Keith, for cutting those spokes for me this weekend! They worked out perfectly as far as I can tell...