Structural Carbon Fiber Pens
A project in Ridgecrest, CA by Jason Redmond000days
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Beautiful writing utensils for people that expect their pens to be stylish, tough, and reliable.
Backers: 100
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63
Funded: $6,303 of $3,000
Dates: May 2nd -> Jun 2nd (32 days)
Project By: Jason Redmond
Backers: 100
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63
Funded: $6,303 of $3,000
Dates: May 2nd -> Jun 2nd (32 days)
Project By: Jason Redmond
$6,303
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 2 @ 15:02 -0400 GMT
210%
of goal
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Latest News
Less than 12 hours left! 
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We are winding down a great campaign here. Thank you everyone that has contributed. If you know anyone else that might be interested in one of these pens, or if you want to adjust your pledge to a new reward, now is your chance. Thank you again for... (Read More)
Stretch Goal 6: Close Enough!
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We are still a few dollars short of the $6000 goal, but that is close enough for us. Lets go ahead and make the Orbit available as a mechanical pencil and a pen/pencil set. We have one more stretch goal at $6500: the Tradesman as a Rollerball. If... (Read More)
Less than 48 hours remain!
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This has been a great campaign and we can't thank you all enough. Less than 48 hours are left and we are just dollars away from our next stretch goal. At $6000 we will unlock the Orbit mechanical pencil. After that, we will be offering the Tradesman... (Read More)
Father's Day Delivery Still Available
May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than a week left and we still have a few slots open for Father's Day delivery. As a father, I know that I would prefer a nice pen to the traditional tie. We have also added a new Facebook account for the project, so feel free to wander over... (Read More)
Stretch Goal 5: Passed Can we do another?
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The goals just keep coming! We are super excited about how this project is going. We cannot thank our backers enough! The Tradesman in now available as a mechanical pencil in your choice of lead diameter (0.5mm, 0.7mm, and 0.9mm). We are also... (Read More)
$5000 Mark Passed! New Goals!
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I get in the car to go on a trip, and another goal is passed. That will teach me to step away. Thank you again to everyone that is contributing to making this a success. We could not do it without all of your help. Having passed the $5000 mark,... (Read More)
Stretch Goal 3 Passed!
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
One more stretch goal met and exceeded! Thank you all once again. We could not be offering these pens without your support. Now that we have reached this level, the Tradesman is now available in a Fountain Pen. The prototype body is shown... (Read More)
Stretch Goal 2 Met and Passed!
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys (in the gender neutral sense) rock! Another stretch goal down! All orders will now ship with a free display box. Pictures of those boxes will be forthcoming tomorrow. The voting is in on the next stretch goal and we will be offering... (Read More)
First Stretch Goal Met and Exceeded!
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much for your support. We smashed through that stretch goal in no time! The Draftsman pencil and Draftsman Pen/Pencil sets have been added as rewards. As usual, if you have any questions about pledging or confusion about... (Read More)
More Stretch Goal Information!
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
So I am trusting you all not to be too brutal on this picture. I only had some scraps of prepared fiber that did not meet my normal quality standards to work with, but I was so excited to get you guys a prototype to look at that I used it anyway. ... (Read More)
Funded! And a stretch goal!
May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
A big thank you to all of our backers for helping us get funded! Now that we have met the minimum funding goal, it is time to see what else we can do. For the first stretch goal, we will be making a pencil version of the Draftsman at $3500. As a... (Read More)
Pen Size Comparison - Part 2
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
There seems to be some confusion as to which pen is which in the previous update. To clarify, the pens are (from left to right): Composite, Lagrange, Gemini, Tradesman, Draftsman, Orbit Thanks again for the questions/comments. The project is doing... (Read More)
Pen Size Comparison
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
There have been several requests for pictures of the pens together to get a sense of scale between them. Here is a single image with all of the prototypes, plus a couple of nickels for scale. Size Comparision Picture Thank you to everyone who... (Read More)
Refocused Efforts
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
The stylus was one of our original designs, but it requires a somewhat different set of tooling and a different manufacturing process due to the capacitive nature of the tips and the much smaller diameter. Given that it does not seem to be nearly... (Read More)
Father's Day Delivery
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We have a limited amount of material and our prototype tooling for the Gemini and Lagrange. With the campaign closing in the first week of June, we have just enough time to make a limited number of these two pens before Father's Day. We are adding... (Read More)
Click Mechanism Comparision
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 A couple people asked for a comparison of the sound of the different click mechanisms. That sounded like a great idea, so here it is! (Read More)
Fountain Pen Added
May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Several questions were asked about fountain pens. We had planned to offer those as stretch goals later, but if that is what people want, we will offer them now. Please see the new reward level for a composite fountain pen! (Read More)
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