Polder Ironing Board returned - Review

Hi John,

I was searching for information on a good ironing board and came across your post. THANK YOU!!!!! You covering everything I would have found out the hard way had I not read your post. Thanks for taking the time to write a post and for saving me time and money! Happy Ironing!

Debra Curran

John - I really appreciate your post.  Unfortunately, i had to learn the hard

way by first buying the board then returning it.  i have since discovered that

almost all new ironging boards have that crazy shelf on  the wide end.

i finally found one that i could bend the shelf under the board.

Clearly the people who design these things DO NOT iron.

John,
FYI this type of ironing board is designed for sewers and quilters. The extra wide, extra stable board allows you to iron large pieces of fabric with ease and rather quickly! These specialty ironing boards are often sold at sewing stores, and rather difficult to find. I'm sure these were some of the thoughts Ploder was considering when designing these kinds of ironing boards.
Also, the "cup holders" you refer to are most likely spray bottle holders.

Just thought you might appreciate some enlightenment on the design of these ironing boards and the reasons for them.

John: Did you ever find a solution? The ironing board that my Mom gave me 16 years ago finally gave out. She had it for at least 10 years before then. I have run into the exact problems that you described. And since I've been ironing on the fat end ever since I was in the 5th grade, the iron holder is the worst thing ever for me. I need a REALLY STURDY ironing board without that piece of junk at the end.

Jonathan

Hi, my name is Tim. Just wanted to say hi to the forum, I been creeping around here for a while now, but tend to participate more. Looking forward to make some new friends. Ciao!

Tim

NY, NY

Hi. I hope that I didn't make a mistake. I just purchased this from an online store for $22.95 plus s/h. I was looking for a more sturdy board with sturdy legs than other boards. My last board locked in place and I couldn't close it. Also, I have 4 children and wanted a board that was more sturdy. I hope that I didn't make a mistake. Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you. Lisa

Thank you so much for the pictures. This is EXACTLY the board that I need. I have a regular size board for ironing clothes and I still often use the sleeve boards to get into tight places but this model is PERFECT for my sewing. It will be so much easier to manage yards of uncut fabric on this. I hope it is a better height to reduce back strain during all the pinning and ironing that must be done over hours of garment construction. Plus it has room for plain water, starch and sizing spray bottles that must be accessible. I am going to check out if it is still available and how high it raises.
Sandi

The spray bottles usually contain water. Some irons do not hold their own water for steam pressing. A light misting of water with a hot iron works just as well and for those stubborn wrinkles a quick shot of water never hurts.
-Sarah

I remember that my mother would hold water in her mouth and spray (from her mouth) on to the clothes while ironing.

It's quite disgusting now that I think back.

I have had my ironing board for 55 years! It has the T legs, is height adjustable and quite sturdy (hence it's long life). I press a lot of yardage from time to time and thought of getting one of the big boards, but DH made me a plywood topper for it (1/2 inch) and I padded with an old army blanket (4 layers) and then stapled an ironing board cover on it. I can move it off to get back to the standard ironing board if needed, but I usually use it all the time. It has the square end where it used to be the narrow end Like you, I use that square end a lot. Loved seeing how you iron your shirts. I was taught to iron the collar, then the sleeves, then the body of the shirt last.

Finally someone agrees with me. I detach the the iron rest from the board because I need the flat end.