I offered to share this with Vic for the new logging micro but thought I would put it here since it is a modeling thing.
First a big thank you to Dick Whitney who is a lurker on here and also in my local club. He is an excellent modeler and has developed many creative ways to build things.
This is a PDF file he did on how to make burnt out cedar stumps using toilet paper rolls and Durham’s putty.
http://www.largescalecentral.com/folders/file/14
Here is the prototype
and here is Dick’s completed stump.
I have seen ones he has done and they are all unique and some are very very authentic looking. The PDF gives the direction.
Thanks again Dick