I’m restoring several old doors and windows in a 1918 Craftsman bungalow. The upstairs doors and windows are painted longleaf pine and have many dents and imperfections in them. I want to fill many of the bad dents and nail holes. I am not sure if bondo is the best answer as it has a short working time and I don’t want to be spending most of my time mixing it up. I’m wondering if anyone has any good alternatives for me
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I use Famowood for almost all general purpose wood filling as you describe. I've used most all of them and think this one of the best. You can get either solvent or latex options-I typically use latex.
I use Sculpwood from System Three, its an epoxy putty. Just knead equal amounts of resin and hardener in your hands until its all one colour. Just what you can use in 15 minutes then repeat. I've used it to fill holes and to rebuild a dog-chewed table leg.