I use the pointed end of the iron, and try to hold it exactly on the dent and not the surrounding wood. You don't want to raise the surrounding area, just the dent itself. It will raise little ones quite well, but I have had limited success with deep dents. They come up some, but not all the way.

I'd like to hear more suggestions about the process, too.

SRH

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