You're preaching to the choir.
My dad was one of those guys. A lot of our inliner members are still those guys. When I was young 1966-67 I was taught to drive a stage coach by a man who lost his stage driving job in 1922 when he was only 15 and automobiles were allowed in our national parks to haul his passengers. That same year I worked with a 3rd generation California blacksmith and wagon rite to build a stage coach from scratch. You are right we are loosing them but there are some pretty handy young guys out there. They just can not make a living doing such labor intensive stuff anymore. Most people don't fix stuff anymore and wouldn't if they could. You should apprentice yourself to that guy. Here is how a couple of families have coped.
Saw Mill Machine Shop
