Remove a Dent from Wood

[harrywhoyou]

would this work on an acoustic guitar?

[lloydprinsguitars]

Thanks Mr. Neil for this most excellent tip. The alcohol method works great. Just be sure and follow strick safety procedures. ~ Lloyd

[RocknRolla410]

would this work on the body of a les paul guitar?

[tedhellcaster]

@RocknRolla410 same here. looking for a way to fix a dent on my guitar :(

[InTheWorkshop]

@RocknRolla410 it will remove most dent 's the issue is the finish doesnt allow the steam to get to the wood, as stated below i have gotten dents out by slicing the finish to get the steam in, but it has also damaged the finish , so its a tough call, if it were bare wood not an issue,,, but the finish could be damaged,,

[ryansiew1]

would this work on a maple guitar neck

[NOOBONROIDS14]

would this work on a wooden baseball bat (maple)

[InTheWorkshop]

@NOOBONROIDS14 it may, the issue on the bat is they are often finished, and the moisture has a issue getting to the raw wood, if the finish was re oved it would work,

[123Shel12]

Making a Morris chair out of pine. I put a dent in one of the arms and was going to try to sand it out. I watched the video, tried the water trick, and it worked! Many thanks!

[SFODDshadow]

My 2 years old son has put many dents into my bamboo flooring, will this method works on bamboo hardwoods?

[InTheWorkshop]

@SFODDshadow im not sure bamboo is quite hard, as well it would have a finish, its questionable if the steam would get to the wood , and if it would damage the finish, I have removed them on ocassion by slicing the finish with a razor blade, and simply putty hot water on the dent to soak , but try a hidden area first..

[InTheWorkshop]

@KissakiSan hickory is a very dense wood, and strong, but I would think over time repeated steaming and dent removal would result in the wood fiber being weakened, 

[greyhall1]

Can you use the alcohol on a finished wood floor?

[InTheWorkshop]

@greyhall1  I would not use the alcohol on a finished piece, using a damp cloth and a clothes iron often will swell them back out , but go easy the moisture and heat can also cloud the finish... its hard to get the moisture into the wood because of the finish.. so again go easy..

[greyhall1]

@InTheWorkshop what type of cloth material would you suggest?

[InTheWorkshop]

@greyhall1 an old cotton T shirt would do fine, just good and damp.. the whole key is heat and moisture to relax the wood fiber and allow it to return

[greyhall1]

@InTheWorkshop Thanks. I'll try it!

[greyhall1]

cool!

[EnergizerBunny804]

I'm trying to get out really small dents made by a coin that an idiot scratched along my bob marley portrait

[hubermsj]

WORKS GREAT ON GUITARS!!!

[ratutevita]

cheers for the vid

[ged201187]

that alcohol method is great to know thanks charles!

[vpbubbies]

Any suggestions for "stained" stair treads, (Oak). Very small dents, 1/8" deep @ Max. But Home owner is an ass & requests entire staircase be replaced due to 4 small dents not visible from a standing position. (dam people!). Any advice? Will steam work through a stained and varathaned/laquered finish?

[InTheWorkshop]

usually steam doesnt work thru a finish , but try using a sharp razor blade , make a clean slice on the dent to break thru the finish, then apply hot water , sometimes it will seep thru the cut and swell the dent out , you could also try a little steam, but go easy or you can damage the finish, when done a quick coat of wax will hide the cut, other wise just sand it down steam the dent and refinish, I wouldnt replace ,

[DiyWoodworking]

Good wood working video...thanks.

[johnthehappyguy]

Excellent ,

I had not heard of the alcohol method before.

Thanks very much.

[Kompleteorisyeni]

Excellent

Thanks

[dirtrider1155]

i like your tool box my grandfather made one like it.

[Aprenticewoodspoiler]

Clever

[pedusJr]

I am new to your posts. I have been woodworking for almost 7 years. I do a distressing on the wood that adds dents, we actually hit it with a chain so the wood looks as though it is an antique. very cool tricks this will come in handy when i need to do a fine finish piece. Also does this work on hard woods as well as soft woods?

[kettlefish5]

nice syrup!

[AndreaGanora]

Thanks for sharing this nice working tips.

keep up the good work

[mjrns]

Wonderful contribution. Excellent information. Keep up the good work!!

[MesaLX666]

well i agree with that and thats why i said there completely different ... to add a counter example, you cant raise a dent from metal like you can wood ... but to be honest i dont know that much about working with wood

[j2r262]

working with wood is a lot harder than metal

[MesaLX666]

no .. 2 completely different beasts ... because some types of metal doesn't cut so easy + metal has a tendency to "Gawl" up and its very hard to make it look really nice and professional.

[j2r262]

sometimes when u make a mistake with mettale u can fill it in with a weald or weald on anouther pice but i dont no that mutch about working with metal u cant realy do that with wood i my salf prefer wood

[1ToNJaB]

nice work!

Man, I wanna learn woodworking... I mostly work with Steel and Aluminum. Anyone wanna trade jobs for a year? haha!

[InTheWorkshop]

A snipe is wood removed as is a chip, this raises dents, compressed wood, it doesn't replace wood. It would not work on a snipe, I wish it would!!!!!

[Carlwoodworker]

great information,will this work on snipe? or would that be to much wood to raise?