The Alpha Bamboo Fountain Pen is a modern tool inspired by the ancient roots of writing.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
New Kickstarter launched, Maelstrom "MXS Standby" flashlight
9 months ago
– Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 01:16:57 PM
Greetings Backers!
Thanks so much your your support on the previous campaign. It's been a hot minute, so I wanted to let you know we just launched a new Foursevens campaign for the MXS "Standby" flashlight in Safety Red. The MXS is an emergency flashlight that lives on its inductive charging base: standing by, ready even when you are not.
As you know, I don't make/sell anything I don't use myself. I don't trust any product made by someone who has never used it. I have two MXS lights in my house and it's given my family and me peace of mind. I hope to do the same for you!
Maybe you aren't interested, but still think it's a good idea. We could use a big win at the end of 2025. It would be a huge help if you'd consider forwarding this to someone who can't see in the dark ;) You can look forward to the nice thank you call/email/text the next time the power goes out!
This idea had been kicking around in my head (and notebook) for some time, so I'm pretty excited to put it out there. As you can imagine, Alpha pens pile up around here, so I designed this Base Station to fit perfectly with the Alpha. The holes will accept any pen with a diameter of under 1/2."
When the Base Station holes are filled with the proper Alphas and in the correct order the unit will reveal the new location of One Eyed Willy's treasure.
I only made a small batch this time around so if you get to this late but you're interested in having one be sure to sign up for stock notification. Scroll down for more images.
Hope you're all enjoying your new pens!
100% Shipped!!!
over 7 years ago
– Fri, Nov 09, 2018 at 09:03:37 PM
Hey Backers, we did it!
As of today we are 100% shipped. There are still 20 stragglers that have not completed their surveys. We've sent out about 6 reminder emails. So, if you haven't received a shipping notice, please complete your survey so we can send your rewards!
Thanks so much for your support and patience. We definitely had a few bumps, mainly to equipment failures, but we have reached the finish line.
If you are interested in more notebooks, refills, or extra nibs, we have them up on the site now! If you actually want another pen, you get still pre-order until next week. The link is on the same page. We are going to close the pre-order once all of those shipments are out. After that, pens will be up on the site at their retail price
Cheers!
Jason
Bamboo Fountain Pens in the Wild
over 7 years ago
– Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 09:28:40 PM
I'm loving these shots by backers of their pens. I thank everyone for their patience on this campaign – it was a challenge but worth it when I see these landing in your hands. Keep the posts coming!
As of today we are about 40% shipped, so don't panic if you haven't received yours yet. Just tell yourself "they must be saving the best for last." :-)
Fountain Pen & Writing Resources
over 7 years ago
– Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 10:49:51 PM
Hey all,
So I'm actually writing you from Hong Kong! I'm here visiting family and headed up to China for work the next couple of days to check on some vendors. Honestly it's a huge relief to know that I can trust the Prometheans are back at the shop, keeping the gears oiled and grinding away while I'm out of town!
Production Status:
Nickel should be back from plating any minute. Copper grips are nearly done. Titanium should be rolling out as I type this. We should see some shipments trickling out this week and a full on flood once all the parts are complete. We've done this before, and barring any additional disasters we should be able to complete fulfillment in a week or two once all the parts are finished.
We are still limping along on our wounded compressor. The company apparently ordered the wrong replacement part. We also lost one of the two power supplies on the laser we use to mark pen tubes. Fortunately we can limp along on this one as well since that particular job doesn't require a lot of power. Seems like everything is going wrong lately and costing us a lot of time and money, but we press on ;)
As always, thanks for your patience and sorry about the delays. #manufacturinglife
Fountain Pens: Getting Started
Don't forget to check the FAQ on this campaign for some links to basic fountain pen info like trouble shooting tips for your nib. Fountain pens aren't ballpoints that even a caveman could use. Sometimes they take a little TLC, or you might need to make some adjustments if you accidentally damage your nib.
I've started putting together a play list on my YouTube channel with some writing and fountain pen related topics. I plan to add to it from time to time, so please check it out :) Don't forget to subscribe !!! Seriously, subscribe. Or else.
Not into DIY? How about HSEDIFY?
Have Someone Else Do It For You! Did you know there are people (with businesses) that specialize in tuning and customizing fountain pen nibs? This is heavy nerd territory but you didn't back this campaign because you like mass produced junk. You like awesome. If you want to have more awesome, consider a custom nib tune. This is like traditional Japanese sword making. The blacksmith doesn't sharpen (polish if you are picky) the sword, he sends it to someone that specializes in that one task.
I was recently contacted by Mark Bacas from www.nibgrinder.com. He's actually a backer on this project! Let's just assume he has impeccable taste in fountain pens. I have no other affiliation, but if you are looking someone to tune and/or customize your fountain pen nib(s) then you might check out Mark's work. I actually plan to send him some of my own nibs because...I like awesome.
See, I can click bait too. Anyway, you write, so I'm pretty sure you read, yeah? This is an Atlantic article: "How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive." So, good on ya for being revolutionary and putting some "know stuff" in your brain ;)
I'm guessing you didn't :) The podcast is available in iTunes or directly on the website. My old friend Ben and I discuss random topics and the show is called "I'm no expert, the podcast about everything and nothing." Be sure to check out the episode where we talk about this very Kickstarter project!
