Originally Posted by
seeker333
PW makes and has sold for many years a
spoke machine, which some LBS used to make their own custom length spokes. Sadly nowadays some LBS don't even sell spokes, about all they can do is sell you a QBP distributed wheel, or a complete expensive wheelset.
I second your recommendation of Wheelsmith DB spokes, they are excellent.
I was aware of the thread cutting machine, I think about six of my wheels have spokes with threads cut that way while I waited for them to cut the threads, the bike shop I bought them at stocked fewer spoke sizes because they could cut to custom length. But the OP implied that they made spokes.
That shop where I had them cut to length moved out of town, thus I now buy my spokes on line.