Steaming dents out of a stock

[44caliberkid]

What is the proper procedure to try to "steam a dent" out of a stock?

[Major 2]

I'll tell you what worked for me...

I had a Sharps that had a fingernail shaped dent in the stock it was about 1/8 inch deep on the the one side and flush with the other.

This was oiled finished walnut stock ( can't comment on other finishes )

I dampen the area around the dent and the dent itself , placed a wet wash cloth over it and used a steam iron on hot cotton setting.
Iron only the area of the dent, it will swell and rise. Go slowly and lift and watch you work.

The dent was removed, a little light sanding & touch up with steel wool and some oil finish and all you could see was the faint line where the wood was brused in the first place.

[Hemlock Mike]

Major --

I've done it too -- kinda yur way and the steam works on small dents.  It will make larger ones less noticable.

Mike

[Virginia Gentleman]

The process that has been descibed has worked perfectly for me on several long gun stocks and even wood pistol grips.