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So you are doing carpentry work and you only measured once. Now you have a flaw that you need to hide. If you are making, for example a picture frame and you didn't cut the mitered corners accurately, you may have a gap. Wood putty can help.
If you are planning to paint the project, wood putty will work fine. However, if you are planning to stain and varnish the piece, I would buy more material and recut the piece. The reason for this is that wood putty doesn't accept stain like wood. Although it is made from wood, it tends to absorb more stain and will consequently be darker than the project. Your flaw will stand out.
Using wood putty is pretty easy. Use a small putty knife and mix it up in the container. Geta small amount on the putty knife and fill in the gaps. Less is better here. Use only enough to do the job as you will be sanding everything so that the surface is flush. Let is dry and sand it with a fine grit sandpaper. If everything is smooth then you are done. If you have any small imperfections, apply a small amount to fix it, let it dry, and then sand it until smooth.
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