I am so tired of font searching. And I am not good at font creating yet....so I cheat.
I use Inkscape (free vector art program) and redraw the font. It really worked well for me recently when I needed to recreate two fonts for a project. What was available on font sites sucked.
Amadscientist, where did you learn to use Inkscape? I've used Photoshop for years but never started with Illustrator. The interface is very confusing, how did you start?