Use carpentry and metalworking tools—grinders, drills, rivet guns, calipers, scribes, combination squares—and forming machines including shears, band saws, rollers, presses, and brakes. At Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, WA, we’ve been building advanced vessels—from tugs and ferries to fireboats, fishing vessels, barges, and dinner boats—since 1964.