I believe that your husband has a point. I have long contended that if men were the primary gender that used sewing machines, we would have evolved far more quickly and be far beyond in technology than we are already.
I did some woodworking a few years ago and it constantly amazed me that the prices on the equipment was so low for such great machines/tools. Any wood worker can go an buy a chisel that will last generations for the same price as blades for rotary cutters that will dull the first time they touch something other than fabric. Chisels can be honed and sharpened for a lifetime and still cut straight and true.