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I know modern craftsmen* who lament the same. Being able to divide things in 2, 3, 4, 6, or 12 is mechanically more useful than 2/5/10 (the former being achievable by drafting tools more easily).

*Yes, it should be craftspeople, but that doesn't exactly sound like the same thing, and anyway all of them happen to be men.

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Nohting prevent you to use the metric system and use 60cm (for example) as a base unit for your construction. So you can easily divide it by 12 if you want.

Just one example I'm familiar with. Drywall typically comes in widths of 1200 mm and are mounted on studs 600 mm c/c.

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