Useful before decorative
Every crate starts with real-world function: strong construction, dependable hardware, practical storage, clear markings, and a design meant to be used.
The story behind every signed crate
One craftsman.One family name.No anonymous factory line.
Freedom Crate Co. was founded by Steven Tauriello in Florida—built on American craftsmanship, rugged utility, family legacy, and the belief that useful things should be made to last.
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Built bySteven TaurielloFounder · Craftsman · Woodworker · Creator
It started with one old ammo box
A simple question became a company.
The idea began with an old Cold War-era 7.62×51 ammo box that had been given to Steven years earlier. He used it to store baseball cards—until one day he looked at it and wondered why he could not build something like it for ammunition.
Searches through Etsy, eBay, and surplus listings kept revealing the same gap: beat-up surplus, decorative display pieces, or boxes that looked the part but were not constructed the way he believed they should be.
So he built his own.
That first build became the foundation for Freedom Crate Co.—a small-batch Florida workshop focused on wooden ammo boxes, caliber-specific crates, range storage, military-inspired designs, custom projects, and heirloom-style utility pieces.
From one idea to a growing family of working crates.The standard behind the name
“I want to build products I’m proud to put my name on—and that customers are proud to own. To me, that’s what American craftsmanship is all about.”— Steven Tauriello, Founder & Craftsman
Freedom Crate Co. is not trying to make the cheapest box possible. The goal is to build a better one—using stronger components, honest construction, and no shortcuts hidden beneath the surface.
American-made should mean something
What customers should be able to expect.
People choose American-made products because they expect better materials, stronger construction, smarter design, and pride in the finished work. That expectation is the starting point—not the marketing line.
Better beneath the surface
The parts customers may never notice still matter. Structural screws, durable handles, repairable construction, and deliberate joinery are part of the promise.
Built beyond the moment
Freedom Crates are made for closets, garages, trucks, shops, range rooms, keepsakes, and decades of service—not a short trip through a fulfillment center.
Constantly improved
Every version teaches something. Hardware, finishes, coatings, layouts, and construction methods keep evolving while the standard stays the same.
The founder and builder
Steven Tauriello
Craftsman · Woodworker · Designer · Creator
Steven was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. His father served in the United States Navy, so the family moved often before settling in Martinsville, Indiana, where Steven spent most of his teenage years. In 2015, Steven and his family moved to Florida, where Freedom Crate Co. is built today.
Growing up in a military family shaped his respect for practical things—objects that are organized, reliable, purposeful, and ready to do a job. Long before the first Freedom Crate, he was building blanket chests, desks, bookshelves, and storage pieces by hand.
Ammo storage brought together the things he cared about most: function, history, craftsmanship, durability, and purpose. It also gave him something he had always been drawn to building anyway: boxes.
Every crate is signed with his name.Not simply as a business owner, but as the craftsman responsible for the work.
The Tauriello name
A creative legacy carried forward through useful things.
A family genealogy report points to a multi-generational creative line connected to artists, musicians, makers, and craftsmen. For Steven, Freedom Crate Co. is another chapter in that story—one expressed through product design, woodworking, and work meant to outlast the moment it was made.
A family of artists
Steven is the grandson of visual artist Michael “Mike” Tauriello. The family story also includes great-uncle Frank Michael Tauriello, a professor and accomplished Western and portrait painter.
Creativity in another form
Before Freedom Crate Co., Steven played drums in The Undesirables and continued creating through music. His uncle Gregg Tauriello carries that musical thread through songwriting, recording, and audio engineering.
The creative line continues
Steven’s daughter, Kalli Tauriello, carries the family’s creative spirit forward through her own artwork and Kalli Creates.
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Purpose beyond the productPreserving service stories for future generations.
Every order helps carry a larger mission.
The Final Salute Project honors U.S. military service through handcrafted keepsake crates for veterans, retirees, and families preserving the memory of loved ones who served.
Each piece can carry a name, rank, branch, service dates, and a personal inscription—turning rugged storage into a recognition or memorial piece meant to protect a family story.
The project is supported through community generosity and a portion of Freedom Crate Co. proceeds. As support grows, the aim is to expand both recognition gifts and memorial tributes.
What Freedom Crate Co. is really about
Storage that is strong, useful, honest, and built to last.
These are not anonymous factory products. They are designed, cut, assembled, finished, improved, signed, and shipped by a real person with a real family name behind the work.
To Steven, the Tauriello name represents creativity, responsibility, craftsmanship, and the desire to build something worth passing down.
Family. Craftsmanship. Purpose. Legacy.Built one at a time in Florida