No worries, it's a good point to reitterate, because I would feel bad if someone went to the trouble, then used poly and had a melted mess. ;-)

thank you for tutorial you make it look easy ,even i can try this as im still waiting on husband or sons to make one for me lol but if i lose controll over stable guy watch out guys lol

I made one of these a couple years ago as an L-extension to my sewing table so i could sew then press then sew again..

I got the idea from another one that goes over my regular ironing board, i wanted something just a little bit longer but not wider.. I screwed in clip straps to secure it on my ironing board..

Wonderful - thanks for posting

Wonderful - thanks for posting

1 question, should I put holes in the board, I read somewhere it will get hot, so add holes for ventelation, is that necessary?

I am laughing at myself and thinking that I really need to go get my eyeballs in (contacts). The ironing board is a wonderful idea and the tute is great. As I was looking at the pics I thought "Wow! How clever this man is. He put fabric on top of the board that looks like wood grain. Really clever and cute!" Looking at the next pic I realized it was the wood I was looking at and it did NOT have any wood grain look fabric on it. Oh well, I will put my eyeball in before sewing. LOL. Sue

I haven't heard of doing that, but I'm not sure that the wood would ever get THAT hot..."back in the day" they had wooden ironing boards that were just wood, so I think it can absord it. As well as having 2 layers of cotton batting.

But like I said I have never heard of it, so it will be interesting to see others experiences with that. :)

On another thread re large ironing boards, a number of people said to drill holes for sure because it can get so hot that it will scorch your fabric. Maybe safe than sorry, huh?

I agree, it would probably never get that hot; but I will add that it has been recommended to put a layer of aluminum foil on the wood, first.