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Title: Another Font Question
Post by: Becky on April 28, 2010, 10:27:28 pm

Hey Steve,  a co-worker of mine is retiring in May and, looking through your catalog of patterns for potential gifts, I thought it might be fun to turn your "Depression Fund" design into a "Retirement Fund" design. 

I've spent much of this evening going through dafont and a few other sites trying to identify the font you used for that but I haven't had any luck.  I am working under the theory that some fonts will work a lot better for scrolling and that the ones you pick are good ones.

I think if I can get a good font, I can use Word's "Word Art" feature to do that stretching business and then just attach that to the rest of the existing pattern.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: sgood on April 29, 2010, 08:31:25 pm

Hi Becky. it was a font named Rockwell Bold. I went ahead and changed the pattern for you. You can download it from the link below the picture. Is this what you were looking for?
(http://www.stevedgood.com/retirementfund.jpg)

Download link
http://www.stevedgood.com/retirementfund.pdf (http://www.stevedgood.com/retirementfund.pdf)

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: Becky on April 29, 2010, 09:46:24 pm

Thanks, Steve!  That's just perfect.  ;D  I know he'll get a kick out of it.

I hope that wasn't a lot of trouble for you but thanks a million for going above and beyond. 

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: 34natl on May 01, 2010, 08:09:20 am

Another great one Steve.I hope you dont mind but
I grabbed a copy also.Thanks
Mike

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: towdude3 on May 02, 2010, 01:43:28 am

Very nice, I grabbed a copy also. Thanks, Mike

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: Becky on May 05, 2010, 10:47:02 pm

Wow, was that ever hard!  I definitely need more practice but what I can do now is what I can do now.  The letters are a little wonky here and there but at least I didn't break any of them off.  Despite its imperfections, I have no doubt he going to love this.  The pic isn't great.  Problems with both glare and shadows.



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Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: dunk on May 06, 2010, 12:40:47 am

Becky,
He is gonna love it...You did a fine job!

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: sgood on May 06, 2010, 11:58:29 am

Good job Becky, that will make a cool gift.

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: JohnS on May 06, 2010, 03:15:49 pm

It looks great Becky.  Remember, you're the only person that sees the pattern so the fact that you "strayed" from it a bit is only known to you.  I can't count the number of projects I was going to trash because I'd strayed from the pattern but most of them turned out pretty darned good once the pattern was removed.  Keep cutting.

John

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: Dragonlord85 on May 06, 2010, 03:35:45 pm

Imperfections are what makes these truly hand made. If we all wanted perfection then we would be doing laser cutting and not scroll sawing.

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: Becky on May 06, 2010, 07:32:25 pm

Thanks everyone.  I am happy with it.  I know it will just take time, practice and challenging myself with projects like this.  It seems like every time I make something new I learn a little bit more and get a little bit better.

Title: Re: Another Font Question
Post by: dgman on May 07, 2010, 11:53:11 pm

Way cool Becky!! ;)