Hey firstwatch, found this post in Hookup, unanswered after two weeks, so I moved it over here to General Discussion.
There is plenty of help available right here online, don’t be shy to post up pics of your favorite boards, work area, tools, etc., and you can get lots of good suggestions and guidance.
Gonna have to share a bit more about what your first board is planned to be - longboard, shortboard, midsize, fish, etc. And tell us about your experience (ding repair, etc.), and surfing ability. Plenty of people, myself included, have made it through our first board(s) with nothing more than help from the internet peanut gallery, lots of experience and resourcefulness here. And there are always instructional videos too.