Scooped fret board extension - faux frets

[Barry Platnick]

Ive read a bunch of threads on scooping ,and the little I can find about faux frets. Some use plastic, some wire one even uses bamboo.

anyone use other methods? Paint? whatever?
How do you do it?

[Poener]

Why do you do it?

[Mattg]

Is this for your new MM? Heck, my Eastman has a scooped board. Wanna trade? :))