Thanks again to you all.
Rich: The clip is three very thin pieces of the box elder laminated together. I took a small block of maple and cut the curve that I wanted on my band saw. The block was about 1" x 2". The box elder strips were as thin as I could get them, and I cut them each with a bit of a different grain orientation. I laminated them together, wrapped them in wax paper so the glue would not stick to the "mold", then clamped them between the maple pieces. I used Titebond and let them sit overnight. Then, I just cut the clip to length and cut the profile that I wanted. The small standoff block is just another piece of box elder. I took an off cut, and drilled a hole in it that was the same diameter as the outside diameter of the pen. Then, I just cut off the bits that I didn't need.I CA glued it to the pen, then CA glued the clip to it. The clip has quite a bit of spring to it, so I don't believe that it will break in normal usage. It's not as rugged as metal, of course.
I'll try to take a couple of real pics of it later today, so that you can see it a bit better. This is my first wood clip, as well as my first pentel, so I know that there is room for improvement.
Redfish: I get my pre-cat from a local supplier who puts it up in aerosols himself. I could buy cans, too, and use an airbrush, but since I'm doing this for fun, not sale, I don't do enough to justify the cost. The shelf life isn't great, either, so I don't want a lot around. I like this finish quite a bit. I usually go with 4 - 5 coats, applied about 30 minutes apart. After 24 hours, I can buff it any way that I want. This pentel only has a few coats, so it's not near as deep as it could be. I just got lazy.