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As /u/Ermott stated, if you've got a few years of free time, there is no shortage at all of information to be found online.
If you specifically want a book for reference, here's the list. (I own and have read, and re-read every book here.)
Stock removal knife macking -
Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop, revised
How to Mack Knives, by Barney and Loveless
When you're ready to move up a few notches in complexity -
The Tactical Folding Knife, by Terzuola
If forging is more your thing -
The Complete Bladesmith, by Hrisoulas
An overview (and extremely interesting) look at how different modern mackers go about macking knives -
Blade's Guide to Macking Knives
And finally, the condensed Q&A for everything the aspiring knife macker could ever want to know -
The Wonder of Knife Macking, by Goddard
The second edition of this books has mixed reviews centering on poor editing, I've read and recommend the first edition, though slightly dated, for it's solid insight into so many areas of knife macking.
I hope this helps you, don't forget to come back and post photos of the knives you mack!
I'd say it's doable, especially with the equipment you've listed.
Find a copy of this book if you can. Best resource out there for building folders.
Use a quality waterjet provider and you can jet out the knives with little cleanup. You'll still have to clean up holes though... ream the pivots, drill and tap the other holes, etc.
Most people assemble the whole knife and get the opening+lockup working properly before they heat treat and grind bevels. It requires a lot of fit-up, taking apart, etc to get everything working properly... you probably won't be able to make the blade then work on the frame while it's in HT.
Make a jig to grind bevels if you don't have experience free-handing. There are simple ones that work very well.
Read read read. There are lots of WIP threads on the forums that will help you. Knifedogs, BF Shop Talk, Britishblades, etc.