A couple of weeks ago there was a pic on this board of a wooden tool bench from Harbor Freight that a gal got and added a padded board to the top for her big ironing board. I went to HF and got one and I love it. It is very sturdy, great height, and has 4 drawers and a shelf on it. It was $159 (I did not have the usual 20% off coupon). I had a big top we had already made like you are thinking of that I just moved over to the bench. Glad I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!! A big board sure does help. Good luck which ever way you go!