Well, after all of my bugging you for advice and just generally making a pest of myself here it is. I think it turned out fairly nice. There are a couple of minor "issues" but it was a good learning experience.
Walnut and maple construction with box joints at the corners. Finish is as follows:
2 coats of thinned spar urethane followed by a light sanding; 3 coats of full strength spar with a light sanding between coats followed by 2 more coats of the thinned urethaneand finally a coat of wax.
By the way the lazer engraved insert was done by Bruce Volden. He lurks around here a bit and does GREAT work. THANKS BRUCE!!!
Let me know what you think. I hope it raises a lot of money at our Ducks Unlimited banquet this Saturday!