Picking the right fonts - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

The Creator · 10-11-2009, 11:02 PM

Hi
First post here.

While I've been waiting for different parts to arrive, I've made a start in Paint Shop Pro getting used to making my own designs. One problem is getting the right font's to add into the design.

As an example of what I was looking for, does any one here get Steve Goods Newsletters as there's a design of a "Dynamite Clock" a couple of days ago which had exactly what I was looking for but didn't know what that type of font was called.

Great site for us new scrollers.

Many thanks.

Michael.

wood-n-things · 10-11-2009, 11:15 PM

Michael,

Oh dang another MIKE...Inside joke.

Welcome to the board.
I do get that letter and you might just send Steve a message and he may very well remember and tell you what font it is...

evilbadger · 10-12-2009, 03:02 AM

Michael

Have you tried using Identifont it is an online font search you just answer a few questions to help narrow it down here is a link Identifont - Identify fonts by appearance, find fonts by name

Good luck

wood-n-things · 10-12-2009, 05:39 AM

That's like using a dictionary to look up word you can't spell to begin with...

The Creator · 10-12-2009, 08:34 AM

Thanks for the replies lads

I've now emailed Steve and asked for the font name. I was shy of asking because I'd only just started recieving the newsletter last week and didn't want to seem too pushy if you know what I mean.

Coming here, where everybody uses a scroll saw, would give me a few ideas in narrowing down the huge amount of fonts out there on the net. Anyway I'll await Steve's reply.

Thanks a lot.

evilbadger · 10-12-2009, 09:14 PM

LOL

Oh come on Mike.

Michael that is the best way. There are just to many fonts. The link above might get you close but it is still a challenge to get the exact match. Good Luck with it.

wood-n-things · 10-13-2009, 12:37 AM

It's true I tell ya.....harumph...

scrollsaw4u · 10-15-2009, 05:14 PM

Steve is really good (no pun intended

) about getting e-mails - but he gets so many sometimes it takes awhile for him to answer. I did look at the piece - and it could be cooper black with stretching I have corel 8 (very old yes, but hey - so am I and I work

)...

The Creator · 10-16-2009, 02:32 PM

I'll have a look through my collection for "Copper Black"

Thanks.

wood-n-things · 10-16-2009, 07:05 PM

It is cooper black...I think

10-11-2009, 11:02 PM	#1
The Creator Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4	Picking the right fonts Hi First post here. While I've been waiting for different parts to arrive, I've made a start in Paint Shop Pro getting used to making my own designs. One problem is getting the right font's to add into the design. As an example of what I was looking for, does any one here get Steve Goods Newsletters as there's a design of a "Dynamite Clock" a couple of days ago which had exactly what I was looking for but didn't know what that type of font was called. Great site for us new scrollers. Many thanks. Michael.

10-11-2009, 11:15 PM	#2
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	Michael, Oh dang another MIKE...Inside joke. Welcome to the board. I do get that letter and you might just send Steve a message and he may very well remember and tell you what font it is... __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

10-12-2009, 03:02 AM	#3
evilbadger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 314	Michael Have you tried using Identifont it is an online font search you just answer a few questions to help narrow it down here is a link Identifont - Identify fonts by appearance, find fonts by name Good luck __________________ Tim "Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same." - -- Oscar Wilde

10-12-2009, 05:39 AM	#4
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	That's like using a dictionary to look up word you can't spell to begin with... __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

10-12-2009, 09:14 PM	#6
evilbadger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 314	LOL Oh come on Mike. Michael that is the best way. There are just to many fonts. The link above might get you close but it is still a challenge to get the exact match. Good Luck with it. __________________ Tim "Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same." - -- Oscar Wilde

10-12-2009, 08:34 AM	#5
The Creator Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4	Thanks for the replies lads I've now emailed Steve and asked for the font name. I was shy of asking because I'd only just started recieving the newsletter last week and didn't want to seem too pushy if you know what I mean. Coming here, where everybody uses a scroll saw, would give me a few ideas in narrowing down the huge amount of fonts out there on the net. Anyway I'll await Steve's reply. Thanks a lot.

10-13-2009, 12:37 AM	#7
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	It's true I tell ya.....harumph... __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

10-15-2009, 05:14 PM	#8
scrollsaw4u Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 104	Steve is really good (no pun intended ) about getting e-mails - but he gets so many sometimes it takes awhile for him to answer. I did look at the piece - and it could be cooper black with stretching I have corel 8 (very old yes, but hey - so am I and I work )...

10-16-2009, 02:32 PM	#9
The Creator Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4	I'll have a look through my collection for "Copper Black" Thanks.

10-16-2009, 07:05 PM	#10
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	It is cooper black...I think __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

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