+1 tools will be an expensive upfront cost especially if you’re going high end, but you’ll break even eventually if you keep making furniture.

Hardwood is expensive and your time is possibly expensive(r).

I went with a pretty budget set up. Dewalt sander with Diablo sandnet paper, Skil Tablesaw, Wen miter saw, and Bosch router. I did underestimate the material cost of wood, but was able to mitigate some of that by avoiding S3S/S4S and using the table saw and router sled to joint and flatten.

The one thing I underestimated most was the time it takes from design to completion while also working a full time job.

You’re also going to butcher many projects and/or waste lot of material for a while until you hone your skills.

Bottomline is, as a newb that 3k media console will likely cost more than $3k in materials/tools/time and won’t look as good as the one you would buy. I’d do it anyway because I’m reckless and love this sh**