Three-Tier Auger Bit Box

A couple months ago I came into possession of an old Russell Jennings auger bit box. Somewhere along its life, someone had altered the box by removing from the first two tiers the grooved shelves that held the auger bits safe from rattling around.The old boxThe top tier with grooved shelf removed and ugly compartments installedMiddle tier with grooved shelf removedBottom tier with grooved shelf still intactThis got me thinking about how to repair the box. A few years ago I made a different (but similar) type of box for a set of auger bits, so I was confident I could recreate the grooved shelves. But in the end I decided to make a whole new Russell Jennings style of box from scratch.My version of the three-tiered boxI don't know what wood the original boxes were made from, but mine is oak with poplar bit trays. The Russell Jennings boxes are made with 1/8" box joints at the four corners and no doubt they were made as a single box and then sawn apart to create the three tiers. Due to…