I am trying to fit a lot of text onto a piece probably a bit too small for it. Because of this, I am ending up with a line height of about 3/16" and an average character width of about 1/8" with most fonts. I've toyed with bold or not, various fonts... but I haven't yet found anything I am satisfied will carve well, no matter how it looks in designer. I want to make sure this doesn't come out illegible, have characters cut into one another, lose strokes on characters, etc., etc. I don't often use centerline text, and never have I tried to make it this small.
Would the 90 or 60 bit work better?
Which font(s) seem to work best at these smaller sizes?
I plan to use either walnut or cherry (waiting for final decision from the family)... is there a better wood I should suggest instead, to have a smooth carve for this small text?
Normally, I'd just advise my customer to revise the text, or increase the size; but this is a cremation urn for my wife's grandfather, and they're pretty set on what they want on it - and I can only make it so big... so I want to do my best to get it done for them like they want it.