Oh, I know that all too well! What did I do? I bought plywood and made it myself when he wasn't around. Since I am a widow now, I sometimes ask my next door neighbor to help me with some project, he is an engineer too and tends to go a little overboard. Years ago I made my own ironing table out of an old hollow core door and set it on file cabinets. I covered the door with an old wool blanket, some cotton batting, and then a layer of teflon ironing board fabric. The door never warped or buckled. And my 60x80" ironing table I currently have is made with plywood the same way. No buckling or separating.