what a palarvour I had
-laced the rear 4 cross, only to find the spokes too short
the rear 3 cross - too long
finally laced with shorter spokes -3 cross - done
the front, after i thought i had it cracked, half way through - well 3/4's through, realised you'd see some spoke thread, the hubs a smaller flange than the rear - so swapped out short nips for long - then didn't like that, THEN fitted the long spokes into it with short nips