That is the finish I use, mostly. Yours looks real good to me. Did you polish it after finishing with the CA/BLO? I normally give mine a polish, I use Hut Plastic, Brasso or some such polish and a real high speed on the lathe.
I think if I was staring at those long enough to do the finish on my lathe, my eyes would be bleeding. Looks like you're definitely going in the right direction! Keep it up!