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Default Dent in wooden kitchen worktop?

On 21/04/2012 12:45, NT wrote:
On Apr 21, 12:31 pm, Timothy wrote:
What is the best way of dealing with a small dent in a kitchen worktop,
caused by a cup dropping on the wood?
Is there any way of reducing the size of the dent?
I think the wood is teak, though I am not sure of that.


Place damp cloth over it. Add hot iron, and the wood under it expands
back out.


What he said...

It forces steam into the crushed fibres and makes them swell.

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Cheers,

John.

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