U-Beaut's Shellawax is a shellac-based friction polish with the addition of wax. It works well on art objects, but not so well on objects that are going to get a lot of handling.
You can make a shop-made friction polish that withstands handling better by mixing equal quantities of an oil (BLO, pure Tung Oil or Walnut oil), lacquer and lacquer thinner. You can buff and wax after the friction polish has fully cured (suggest waiting a day or two), but the wax won't last very long.