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I mistakenly used a longer screw to my chair when I assembled the legs and messed up my chair. I attached some photos and what do you think I should do? I'm considering to buy the cushion but I'm worried this will further break my chair. I guess I could glue it carefully? But it's pretty hard to press the wood back to its original place just by hand at the moment. It's birch wood.

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Get some glue (make sure to use a glue rated for wood) into the crevices then using a hammer and punch (or drift - a soft one unless you are gentle with a steel one) force the bits back down.

Wipe off the excess glue and cover with a piece of paper then clamp or weight the area so it does not lift.

Once dry, sand as needed then re-finish.

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