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Originally Posted by rwest View Post
What about fiberglass cloth and resin.
Yes, and make a new metal hold-down bracket that fastens further up into solid wood.

Or, you could just cut the damaged section off and fashion a replacement in the same shape. Make a new larger hold-down plate that also serves to join the replacement piece to the undamaged section.
↓ Not quite what you're dealing with, but a similar concept...
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