Quoting Pier-Rick Lamontagne :

Galoot sawtill planed to oblivion... (but it is lovely!)
>
> I'd like to ask you, how would you finish it ? I'm looking for
Shellac here
> In northern quebec but can't seems to find any. I don't want to
paint it
> because of I like how the wood shows.

Veuillez voir 
http://www.leevalley.com/fr/wood/page.aspx?p=72634&cat=1,69354,42942,69358

Lee Valley is a lovely galoot emporium and for you they are Canadian!  
(no shipping hassles et on parle la belle langue..)

When you have enough saws for a second till it might amuse you to look 
for the "galoot sawtill" a blast from our early past.

Esther