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Font for granite monument
- Thread starter zmatalucci
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J Hill Designs
New Member
University Roman is close...
Fred Weiss
Merchant Member
No match in my database. I also compared it to the monument fonts from Gerber and nothing matched there either.
SignManiac
New Member
It's more than likely a custom font that's been hand cut for your mask.
Fred Weiss
Merchant Member
zmatalucci
New Member
Thanks fred! I have that font as a tt, so I'll probably print the info on vinyl and apply it to the mask, then cut it out by hand and add the points to the serifs manually 
James Burke
Being a grandpa is more fun than working
Zeth,
I'm with Fred. That's condensed modified roman with wedge serifs...and obviously hand cut. You should be able to to plotter cut and hand tweak the serifs with an x-acto knife.
When blasting, those tight serifs can be a real pain to obtain any definition without over blasting the letter itself. I like to focus on the serifs first and then work my way back into the lettering.
I just did a date cutting last year that was a condensed modified roman sanserif. I ended up using SignLab's font editor to generate a totally new font. Actually, it looks quite appealing.
Stencil cutters (the people kind) took a lot of liberty back in those days and you never know what you'll find especially with an "at need" stone. (Where they didn't worry about having to match fonts for a later date cutting)
Jim
I'm with Fred. That's condensed modified roman with wedge serifs...and obviously hand cut. You should be able to to plotter cut and hand tweak the serifs with an x-acto knife.
When blasting, those tight serifs can be a real pain to obtain any definition without over blasting the letter itself. I like to focus on the serifs first and then work my way back into the lettering.
I just did a date cutting last year that was a condensed modified roman sanserif. I ended up using SignLab's font editor to generate a totally new font. Actually, it looks quite appealing.
Stencil cutters (the people kind) took a lot of liberty back in those days and you never know what you'll find especially with an "at need" stone. (Where they didn't worry about having to match fonts for a later date cutting)
Jim
stonecutter101
New Member
This font is Roman Condensed with hand modified seriffs.