Greetings talloak from a fellow ex home-brewer and apartment dwelling novice razor restorer.

It's definitely not a problem to do restorations in a confined environment. I have a space about the size of an office desk dedicated as a workstation and it works fine. A more extravagant work space would aid your productivity, but as simply a hobbyist, I make due fine with hand tools and the occasional Dremel employment, usually to rough cut scale shapes. I enjoy the relative monotony-tranquility-mindless repetition of hand sanding (kind of a mental "palette cleanser") and find razor restoration to lend itself well as a hobby for those with limited shop space. Wood, acrylic, carbon fiber, G10, and most other scale making materials are easily worked by hand.

You'll find abundant resources here to aid you. In addition to a battalion of guys with a lot more experience than we have who don't seem to mind answering from the most trivial of questions to divulging trade secrets, you'll find a nicely stocked "Library" tab at the top left of each page. Help is never far away.

Enjoy!