Agree, some people are just better with their hands than books. My husband was a smart guy, but he was genius with anything mechanical.
If a task was done with a tool, any tool, he had the talent to do it. My son takes after him to a degree, he trained as a machinist.
My daughter is more like me, bookish but a bit handy. This is a DIY kind of town, so most of us pick up skills along the way.
That’s a big part of why I’m hesitant to date again... I have high expectations, if a guy can’t tear my washer apart and get it going, I can’t even. I mean I can fix that myself, why would I need him?