For someone here.
Oak, with walnut splines.
will have a glass top, and solid bottom covered with green felt, and small prongs to hold the pistol and one magazine.
first, i glue up the box and top, with the grain chasing around the corners, and also continuous between the top and bottom, later i'll cut the top off.
jump forward to today, got the rabbit for the glass cut and sized (lots of hand work, as the router bit was not big enough), got the holes for the magnets drilled, and got the hinge location set.
and then a coat of stain (Gunstock is the color, seemed fitting, and not so dark that the walnut splines would not be visible). let that dry overnight, more tomorrow, need to get the bottom piece fit and covered with felt, and holes located for the prongs.
then some coats of polyurethane.
