IN FACT THE IRON SURFACE THAT IS DUE 30 CM "FEET" THEREOF. ABSOLUTELY NOT STABLE ....... UNLESS EITHER ME WHO HAVE A STRANGE WAY OF IRON: IF YOU MERELY TO DO RIGHT LEFT (thus the widest part towards the end of it -C), NO PROBLEM BUT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A SECOND "PASS" IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE IRON HANDLE WITH CARE SO by touching the JEANNETTE OTHERWISE SAME FOLD (very practical for storage but for use .....)