[quote=DogHouseMom]It will be too heavy.
It will be too wobbly.
It will soak up steam and starch and the ply will separate.
Hmmm my husband went through the same steps and ended up buying me the biggest bestest ironning board yet instead of making one. That says a lot because we do and make everything ourselves. I have had the board for about one and a half a year and it is my most favorite piece of equiptment. It has a metal grid on the table and then a super thick super firm wool pad so the steams can come back up from the bottom too. It will not warp since it has a metal grid. I understand your frustration because my guy can not just do it as I asked either. Maybe in the end he will buy you a super ironning board like my DH did. lol
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Here is a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76gOc...eature=channel