Now that's what some folk would call up-cycling, hee hee.. Love it, I've made some wacky lights with guitar necks- removed the fingerboard, took truss-rod out, replaced it with a 3 amp 3-core cable, glued fingerboard back etc. Hidden cable! Also a bagpipe chanter, that was easier.. What you said about fittings was interesting, I'll avoid saying enlightening - whoops, I did it again..
Let your light so shine before men, as it says somewhere..