The body, cap and front section are black ebonite. The ink window was cut, drilled and threaded from solid clear acrylic rod. The clip is red and black thread over a formed piece of stainless rod. The finish is red and black Japanese highest grade urushi lacquer with a layer of pure gold powder under the red. As the urushi ages it slowly becomes more and more transparent. The gold will make the red really come to life after a number of years.
Members of Team Hydra and their individual contributions to the creation of this pen are:
Luke Putman (Luke Putman) of San Antonio, TX: Assisted in the building of the front hooded cover.
Jeremy Phillips (Glycerin) of Oakton, VA: Made the raw body section including the ink window.
Eric Rasmussen (Sylvanite) of Hillsborough, NC: Made the clip.
Christopher Pukalo (Displaced Canadian) of Marysville, WA: Made the hooded front section.
Chris Leadbeater (Chriselle) of Ito City, Shizuoka, Japan: Made the cap, finial, finial component fitting and the urushi finish.
