My grandmother worked in a laundry when a young girl and she taught me to iron shirts the easy way, on the broad end of the ironing board. Put the whole back up to the collar,then manover to the left and right, back done. then do the same for the front. Then all you have is sleeve and rest of the shirt is flat ironing. I ironed my husbands military uniforms and yes, starched them till like a board. lol