Wood Fillers VS. Wood Filler

[LambofDeth]

So I've now read two articles on defretting, as i plan on defretting and modding (sp) my yamaha RBX after buying a Schecter Custom 5. Both articles are very similar, and my friends dad is a 'professional' bassist (meaning session artist, but he also writes gear articles for Bass Guitar magazine) so I'll certainly go to him for some help.
The only discrepency (sp) I have is that one article said to use wood fillers, meaning small pieces of maple, glueing them in and then cutting them to size. The other - and this seems to be a more common, and noteably easier way of things - is to use liquid wood filler, or a mix of sawdust and glue (though storebought filler would no doubt be better).
Does anybody have experience in using one or both of these, and apart from the time and skill that may be needed for the actual filler pieces, what is the big difference?
Thanks guys, I'm really looking forward to this project!

[7 skrang]

I would like to know as well.

[LewsTherin]

Using wood putty/filler is MUCH easier, especially if you dont have a good workshop. And its cheaper. One problem with it, however, is that if you chipped the fingerboard taking the frets out, the woodputty will fill in those chips, and instead of nice, clean lines youll have jagged lines. Also, you can add coloring to the woodputty, and make it darker incase you want less noticeable lines.

Peices of wood is good because they'll give you a nice clean line, leaving chips to be filled in by whatver finish (if any) you put on the board. You also have the choice of using pretty much whatever wood you want. This process, however, requires more skill and more tools than using filler.

[Whatever]

It probably depends on the width of the fret tang.

[LambofDeth]

"Also, you can add coloring to the woodputty, and make it darker incase you want less noticeable lines."
Sold.
Also, for those of you who have used heat to help remove the frets, does a simple hair dryer do?
Last but not least...is there any way of getting rid of inlays (meaning simple way, i'm a mere amateur at this stage).

[Spencer]

I just dug the frets out with a screw driver...lol.. as for inlays I sanded my neck a good bit and the inlays are still there. if there comeing out there leaving a hole. That was my ibanze. But my musicman [not defretted] Its inlays are comeing off with wear... Its werid.