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Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby novocaine » 20 Sep 2021, 09:08

What angle do I need to hone my iron to in order to get decent cuffs?
Should I microbevel it?
Do I need a jig?
Am I best using denatured water for the steam?
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby Andy Kev. » 20 Sep 2021, 09:20

9fingers wrote:Mine looks to be pine and has 1/4 inch hard felt glued on. This glue possibly forms a barrier to any steam related warping.
However this is for domestic ironing and not a shooting board or similar and does not need to be precisely flat.

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I do like the idea of the hard felt. It's probably the solution.
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby Andy Kev. » 20 Sep 2021, 09:21

AndyT wrote:
9fingers wrote:However this is for domestic ironing and not a shooting board or similar and does not need to be precisely flat.

Bob


But hang on a sec... What about a combined shooting and ironing board...get your collars as flat as your boards...get perfectly matched creases down the legs of your overalls... Every home should have one! :)

... which is all well and good until in a fit of absent-mindedness you shoot your collars. I don't think they would survive too many contacts with a No 5.
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby John Brown » 20 Sep 2021, 09:37

I just sand my shirts to get them smooth.
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby Just4fun » 20 Sep 2021, 11:06

I'm struggling to see how to fit a heating element into a #5 to produce a combination clothes iron & wood plane. One major difficulty is the ambiguity when referring to "the iron".
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby Andy Kev. » 20 Sep 2021, 13:10

Just4fun wrote:I'm struggling to see how to fit a heating element into a #5 to produce a combination clothes iron & wood plane. One major difficulty is the ambiguity when referring to "the iron".

I think you may have hit on something there!

Just imagine how mock-artisanal hipster types would snap up modified electric No 5s - or even better No 8s with corrugated soles - to do their ironing.

No 1s would be exclusively for shirt collars.
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby Andyp » 20 Sep 2021, 13:44

Smoothing irons existed well before electrickery. Just chuck your #5 on the fire for 20 mins. It will then be hot enough to smooth even the most creased shirt.
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby 9fingers » 20 Sep 2021, 13:45

Possibly ok for veneering too

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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby novocaine » 20 Sep 2021, 13:48

Andyp wrote:Smoothing irons existed well before electrickery. Just chuck your #5 on the fire for 20 mins. It will then be hot enough to smooth even the most creased shirt.


Andy was using a plane on his shirts before it was cool. :)
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby Andyp » 20 Sep 2021, 15:39

Collars and cuffs only at this time of year. ;)
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby novocaine » 20 Sep 2021, 15:44

Andyp wrote:Collars and cuffs only at this time of year. ;)


do they match though? as I've gotten older I've found the cuffs of my once pristine sleeves are turning a bit grey at the edges. :o
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby Andyp » 20 Sep 2021, 15:49

To be honest I should have said collars only. I always roll up my sleeves and pull up any jumpers above the elbow.
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby flying haggis » 20 Sep 2021, 20:09

Ironing ?? No you've lost me....
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby AndyT » 23 Sep 2021, 09:42

Here you go Andy. Sorry to be so slow but I've now found the instructions for a full size one. This is from "The Home Workshop" published by Odhams Press. There's no date in the book but the BL catalogue gives 1939, which sounds about right from the chapter on Air Raid Precautions which shows how to seal a room against gas attack. On a lighter note, it also has pictures of how to dress properly when squinting at a piece of wood... ;)

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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby NickM » 23 Sep 2021, 09:59

AndyT wrote:Here you go Andy. Sorry to be so slow but I've now found the instructions for a full size one. This is from "The Home Workshop" published by Odhams Press. There's no date in the book but the BL catalogue gives 1939, which sounds about right from the chapter on Air Raid Precautions which shows how to seal a room against gas attack. On a lighter note, it also has pictures of how to dress properly when squinting at a piece of wood... ;)

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Perhaps skip the asbestos iron stand...
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby AndyT » 23 Sep 2021, 10:10

NickM wrote:
Perhaps skip the asbestos iron stand...


Indeed. I mentioned it in passing before, but it bears repeating, calcium silicate board is the safe, modern alternative. Or else I see from eBay that 'extreme heat silicone' mats exist to put electric curlers on, for under £8.
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby Andy Kev. » 23 Sep 2021, 12:49

Andy, thanks very much indeed!

I've saved the pages and they make a perfect start point for a design. Once I've got my new flat and am in a position to do some woodworking again, that will be near the top of my project list.
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Re: Has anybody ever made an ironing board?

Postby NickM » 23 Sep 2021, 13:47

AndyT wrote:
NickM wrote:
Perhaps skip the asbestos iron stand...


Indeed. I mentioned it in passing before, but it bears repeating, calcium silicate board is the safe, modern alternative. Or else I see from eBay that 'extreme heat silicone' mats exist to put electric curlers on, for under £8.


Thanks. That's very useful to know.
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