"Steve B" wrote in message ...


"John Grossbohlin" wrote

Having encountered this before I have to ask: Is there wood actually
missing or are there mostly, or entirely, just dents in the wood? I'd try
steaming the surface, even multiple times, and see just what is left...
You might discover that most or even all of the wood is still there but
it was crushed. Depending on the results you may need little more than a
light sanding and/or shellac sticks to fix the surface before
refinishing.

Just a conservative thought before bringing out the big guns of fillers
and epoxy....

John

It is as you describe, just crushed, but moreso on the bottom. I'll try
the steamer thing first.

The way I do this is I use a wash cloth and an electric iron. The wash cloth
holds a lot of moisture and the iron will bring it up to "steam hot" if you
put it on the "steam" setting. Mind you, you are not using the steam iron as
a steam iron... you are simply using it as a heat source.

John