There is actually a pretty big market for this stuff...
I am an avid rap music fan. In the rap music industry, Lowriders and custom cars are popular. In that popularity, there is a little saying used to describe wooden steering wheels... "Grippin the Grain". With that in mind, there is a large market for all sorts of custom turned wood in a car... insturment bezels, knobs for radio, door locks, window crank, blinker stem, headlight switch, shifter, etc. etc. etc.
If a person wanted to really get into it, you could do glove box button, E brake handle, all sorts of goodies!!