A Kickstarter: "The Bolt"

I don't spend much time over on the Kickstarter page, but every once in a while I see something that is just too cool to ignore over there. For those of you who aren't familiar with Kickstarter, it is a website which allows people who invent or improve a thing to "crowd fund" a project. They post the details of the thing they want to produce, people give them money, and (if it's cool enough) the thing gets made. It's a great idea. I've never ponied up any money for anything, but I'm kinda cheap that way.

Anyway, The Bolt is a bold-action pen. They make each one by hand from either aluminum or brass, and they leave that finish raw. I'm sure that the brass version would age awesomely.

So, if you want a minimalist pen that will take any of the Parker Jotter style refills, you might want to hop on over to Kickstarter and pledge some cash towards the project. If only it were a fountain pen...