This and the other cigars you posted tonight look very nice, Bryan. The upper barrel on this one looks a little proud of the centerband, but since the others don't look that way it may be just the way light bounces around in this photo. If the proudness is not there, it still looks like there is a slight roughness on the top barrel at the centerband. If it's not rough, and merely a lighter color (associated with it being the "end-grain" view, you might try coloring it with sharpie--a trick I learned from another turner that has helped me immensely.