Austin is home to world-class furniture craftsmen. When a local maker builds something irreplaceable for a buyer across the country, we make sure it arrives the way it left the shop — perfect.
If you build custom furniture in Austin and sell to buyers outside the area, Austin Crate & Freight is your shipping partner. We pick up directly from your shop, build a custom crate around your piece in our facility, and coordinate delivery to your customer anywhere in the country.
We understand what it means when a craftsperson puts weeks of work into a single piece. A damaged delivery is not just a financial loss — it's a time loss and a reputation loss. We prevent that.
We come directly to your workshop, studio, or warehouse anywhere in Greater Austin.
Every piece gets a crate built to its exact dimensions in our Austin shop — no generic boxes.
Your customer receives a white-glove delivery anywhere in the US, with crate removal and placement.
Production furniture from a big brand has been engineered for flat-pack shipping. A handmade live-edge table or welded steel-frame bench has not. Every custom piece has unique dimensions, weight distribution, finish requirements, and structural considerations. We assess each individually and build protection accordingly.
Our Safety Speed 6400 panel saw lets us cut crating panels to any size. No piece is too large or oddly-shaped to crate.
Hand-oiled, waxed, painted, or custom-blended finishes get wrap materials selected specifically to avoid chemical reaction or surface transfer.
Steel + wood, concrete + wood, resin + wood — we understand how different materials behave in transit and crate accordingly.
Hand-cut joinery, inlaid details, and delicate hardware get individual attention and padding before the outer crate is built.
Absolutely. We work with multiple Austin makers on a recurring basis. Call (512) 240-9818 to discuss your volume and we will work out a streamlined process for your shop.
Yes. We have shipped custom pieces weighing hundreds of pounds and spanning multiple feet. Our crating equipment can handle any size.
Yes. We can provide pre-shipment condition photographs and a certificate of packing on request — useful for insurance and high-value custom commissions.
Yes. This is one of our most common scenarios. We coordinate pickup from the maker's studio and delivery to your home — you do not have to be involved in the logistics.
Whether you are the maker or the buyer, we handle every detail from Austin to the destination.