Martin C. wrote:
Q: Don't you NEED the squarish end of the ironing board to properly
(at least easily) iron the front and especially the back of a dress
shirt?

I already have (and hate) a small-sized wall-attached ironing board:
PICTU http://picturepush.com/public/7839211
It doesn't work well because the attached end is actually needed to
properly iron the front and especially the back of a men's cotton
dress shirt.

I bought (from Costco) a large-sized free-standing ironing board:
PICTU http://picturepush.com/public/7839192
It doesn't work well because the end that is actually needed to
properly iron the front and especially the back of a men's cotton
dress shirt is ruined by the presence of a 'shelf' for the iron.

WHAT AM I MISSING?
If you iron, answer me this please ...

Q: Don't you NEED the squarish end of the ironing board to properly
(at least easily) iron the front and especially the back of a shirt?

I have no expertise on ironing, but I do on ironed shirts.

Dress shirts should be heavily starched, very white, and ironed to
perfection. Over the years, I've found the little hole-in-the-wall Chinese
laundries do a superb job.

You may remember Richard Gephardt, congressman from Missouri. I seldom
agreed with his political views but I seriously admired his shirts: Crisp
and ironed to to the ultimate limit. I bet he had ten of them in his office
and changed them every hour.

If I could be impressed by a liberal Democrat, on any level, you have to
assume whatever impressed me was outstanding. I really liked his shirts.