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I guess I'll be the first to jump into this can of worms...
I think you have a good idea here, trying to standardize some of these definitions.
I think I would reverse the definitions of "handmade" and "handcrafted." Most of the pioneers of the modern handmade knife (Scagal, Loveless, Randall, etc.) used power tools, and their knives have been called "handmade" for years now. I think trying to change that particular definition now will not work.
It has also long been generally accepted that a maker can send blades - especially air-hardening stainless blades - out for heat treatment and still call his knives handmade. I have difficulty thinking of a Lawndale Loveless as being "mid-tech."
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