[stevehertz]

Oh dear, another victim of shipping damage. Personally I blame the packer not the shipper. Having shipped and received literally scores of radios, videos and hifi items, I know that shippers throw these boxes the length of lorries, drop them, etc etc. Clearly that's not right, but sadly it's common, it's what happens and there's no getting away from it. My last example was a vintage hifi item received a few weeks ago. So, given that situation the packer has to factor that in. This 'bee under my bonnet' doesn't help you now of course, but hopefully it will help others.

I have successfully dipped compressed corners of wooden cabinets in boiling water to swell them back to normal. The effect is quite pronounced after dipping, and carries on for a few days.