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Is there any software I can use to create a template for a sign I am going to carve?

I'm going to be making signs and plaque that I will chisel out as well as with a router, but my calligraphy skills are lacking.

Hi:

Your Computer got it built in. Just go to Word and search the Fonts for it, ( Old English Text -works fine) Also here are Some Font websites:

http://www.fonts.com/

http://www.1001fonts.com/

http://www.fontfreak.com/index2.htm

http://www.fontparadise.com/

http://www.fontfoundry.com/

http://www.fontfile.com/

http://www.free-fonts.com/

http://freefontlibrary.com/

http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-fonts.html

http://thefreesite.com/Free_Fonts/

http://www.getfreefonts.info/

http://www.007fonts.com/

http://www.identifont.com/free-fonts.html

http://simplythebest.net/fonts/

http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/freefonts.asp

http://www.miniml.com/fonts/index.htm

http://www.urbanfonts.com/

http://www.fontshop.com/freefonts

http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

http://www.dafont.com/top.php

http://betterfonts.com/

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/08/80-beautiful-fonts-typefaces-for-professional-design/

http://www.getfreefonts.com/

http://simplythebest.net/fonts/

http://www.chank.com/freefonts.php

http://www.identifont.com/free-fonts.html

http://desktoppublishing.com/fonts-free.html

http://www.acidfonts.com/

http://www.sketchpad.net/freefonts.htm

http://www.searchfreefonts.com/

http://www.freecenter.com/fonts.html

http://www.freepcfonts.com/index.html

http://www.dingbatdepot.com/

http://eknp.com/fonts/a1.php

http://tutorialblog.org/free-fonts/

I'm sure you can find it in one of those websites.

Here are some books that are available at any library or bookstore and some websites for it :

Whittling and Woodcarving
by Elmer J. Tangerman, E. J. Tangerman - a most excellent book on the subject - Get this one if nothing else

Manual of Traditional Wood Carving
by Paul N. Hasluck (Editor)

The Beginner's Handbook of Woodcarving: With Project Patterns for Line Carving Relief Carving Carving in the Round and Bird Carving
by Charles Beiderman, William Johnston, William Johnston

Woodcarving: 20 Great Projects for Beginners and Weekend Carvers (Weekend Crafter Series)
by John I. Hillyer

Little Book of Whittling: Passing Time on the Trail, on the Porch and under the Stars
by Chris Lubkemann

Woodcarving: Tools, Material & Equipment, Volume 1
by Chris Pye, Dick Onians (Foreword by), Gino Masero (Foreword by)

Woodcarving: Tools, Materials and Equipment, Volume 2
by Chris Pye

How to Carve Wood: A Book of Projects and Techniques
by Richard Butz, Laura Cehanowiez Tringali (Editor)

Carving for Kids: An Introduction to Woodcarving
by Robin Edward Trudel

The Book of Wood Carving: Technique, Designs, and Projects
by Charles Marshall Sayers

Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood: A How-to Reference for Carvers and Sculptors
by Ian Norbury

Carving Green Men and Wood Spirits: Instructions & Patterns for a Classic Art Form
by Lora S. Irish, Chris Pye, Shawn Cipa

Carving Signs: The Woodworker's Guide to Carving, Lettering, and Gilding
by Greg Krockta

1001 Designs for Whittling and Woodcarving
by Elmer J. Tangerman

Fundamentals of Figure Carving
by Ian Norbury

Carving the Human Figure: Studies in Wood and Stone
by Dick Onians

The Complete Woodcarver's Handbook
by Graham R. Bull

Figure Carving in Wood: Human and Animal Forms
by Sara Wilkinson

Carving Santa and Mrs. Claus
by Ken Blomquist, Jeffrey B. Snyder (Photographer)

Carving Found Wood: Tips, Techniques, and Inspiration from the Artists
by Vic Hood, Jack A. Williams, Jack A. Williams (Photographer)

New Techniques and Approaches for Wood Carving
by D.V. V. Semenick

Sculpting Wood: Contemporary Tools & Techniques
by Mark Lindquist, Bill Byers (Photographer), Bill Byers (Photographer)

A Woodcarver's Workbook #2: More Great Carving Projects
by Mary Duke Guldan, Mary D. Guldan

Some websites:

http://www.carvingpatterns.com/...

http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/...

http://www.woodcarvers.org/faq.htm...

http://www.carvingpatterns.com/wood.htm...

http://www.chippingaway.com/woodcarving/...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wood_carvin...

http://www.foxchapelpublishing.com/...

http://www.woodcarvers.org/index.htm...

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ww_decorat...

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