I'm in the process of making one of my own. My husband thought with the extra width that it might be too tippy if someone happened to lean on the edge. He was afraid the iron might tip and fall on the floor. So I stapled a wide piece of velcro onto each of the wood pieces that are about halfway down the length, on each side. After I put the new ironing board over my old ironing board, I fasten the 2 ends of velcro together and it holds it tight to the underside. Now it's much more secure.