So much this.  Looking back two of the best things I did for my son were (1) taking him on "work weekends" before deer season to a friend's ranch.  Lots of "fixing broken shit," putting up new deer blinds, installing parts in vehicles, feeders, etc., fixing fences.  Just stuff where you problem-solve, work with your hands and tools, and such.  And (2) when he was 14, we bought a used go-kart.  It needed work and customization.  Bought him a set of tools, and told him and his friends to have at it.  There were plenty of weekend days where there were three boys in the driveway, hands bloodied and greasy -- replacing an engine, adjusting the steering, adding lights, what have you.  One of his buddies who worked with him is now getting an engineering degree, has a side-hustle fixing and selling go-karts, and has a job lined up with Peterbilt.  And the boy knows how to use tools to solve problems (even when it gets frustrating).  A shitload of his peers have no fucking idea how to do any of that stuff.  Him?  When something at his flat breaks, he figures out how to fix it and usually does. It gives him a level of self-assurance and masculine satisfaction, as most of us around here are familiar with.