Sears Compucarve…
Sears is advertising a computer controlled router that looks like it might be usable to create wood type.
Has anyone had any experience with it or have an opinion? It is $1,800 which is a chunk of change but it might be worth it.
Be sure to click on the images along the left side to see examples of what it can do.
At that price you would be better off with a polymer plate maker.
Using a router to create wood type only gets you near the finished product. There is one more step necessary after the router is used. By its very nature the router has a round bit and you can’t go any smaller or “sharper” that the diameter of the bit you are using. To create a sharp ‘inner’ angle, a graver or burin needs to be used to finish the job. The wood-type manufacturers employed skilled workmen to do this hand-finishing process in the manufacturing of wood type.