I have spent my entire career as an industrial electrician. Therefore I have worked with metals my entire life. Woodworking builds off of my construction skills and knowledge of tools yet, as Ianwater said, it is a “down to earth kind of feeling” It allows more creativity than wiring a powerplant/factory.
Also, I wanted to make a jewelry box for my daughter and to quote my wife I will “fully embrace anything that involves me buying and using new tools”