Shop every thing all the time so that when the need arises you acn jump on it fully informed.
I would hate to lose my shop if I thought I would be able to do it again some day. Good luck! Rob
My factory inserts aren't as snug as my own shop made inserts. a'yup!
If I had a cabinet shop.... I made my kitchen cabinets and all sorts of built-in bookshelves. It easily paid for itself --- especially on wear and tear to my aging body.
and since you're thinking about a shop on the freakin' third floor, make it a rule to not buy any tools you can't easily carry up and down 2 flights of staris....
If so, you'd not want the neighbors to see an X-less saw in your shop!
This has been a common practice since shortly after man invented fire and used it to keep his Neanderthal wood shop warm. It actually works very well.
Consign them to a local antique shop. put a few on ebay. You might be surprised.
The shop is about > 20'x10' >
The last barber sold his shop to a stylist chick, so I bought a set of head shears. $20 for a haircut? Right. $15 for years worth of haircuts? Now we're talkin'. :)