The $1,000 was more or less chosen out of thin air. That's what I'm hearing. I don't want to be disrespectful, Ms. Gwyer, but you haven't provided us with any evidence. I'd love for you to rebut that, if you could. Why $1,000?
I know that Mr. Blaikie is a Red Seal, and proudly so. I'm sure he would tell you that he's much more educated with respect to the trades than I am.
I suspect you would concur, and many of the folks I know in the trades industry would say, that many tools are well in excess of $1,000. The cut-off at $1,000 seems arbitrary at best.