OK, here you go. Drive yourself to Home Depot, Lumber City, etc. Tell the nice man that you want a piece of strong plywood measuring ( by ). Tell the nice man you also want a piece of fabric like an ironing board cover measuring a Little larger. Ask him if he'll load it in your car (these guys love to help us poor little girls, makes them feel sooooo... superior, don'cha know). Anyway, he'll load everything up for you and you're off. Leave everything in the car until darling hubby leaves for work. Then set up your regular ironing board, cover it with the plywood and the appropriate padding and covers. So simple, you'll be done by lunch and you can sit and admire your handiwork.
Honey, we lov'um, but sometimes we just have to take matters into our own hands.
Fix him a nice dinner and explain that he works soooo hard that you didn't want him stressing over your little project when he could be relaxing with a cocktail watching his his favorite team. LOL