Our Cues / MKP SERIES
Inlaid butt
Shell, stone or contrasting timber cut and seated into the butt itself, not just at the rings. Every piece is shaped to fit a cavity routed for it and nothing else, which is why these take two to three times as long as a plain butt.
This is the series we are proudest of, and the one that takes the most out of the bench. Eighteen references live today, five of them ebony but no two cut the same way. Look closely and tell us which one is closest to what you have in mind.
MKP01 – Ebony
Shell mosaic on ebony
A repeating diamond mosaic of real abalone and mother of pearl, cut piece by piece.
MKP02 – Zuma
Shell sword points on zuma
Pale zuma wood with an abalone sword point inlay running up from the joint.
MKP03 – Ebony
Shell points, red and gold rings
Long abalone points against ebony, framed by hand fitted red and gold ring work.
MKP04 – Ebony
A tiger’s head in shell and bone
A single picture inlay, not a repeating pattern. Our most detailed cue to date.
MKP05 – Ebony
A single diamond accent
Deep black ebony left mostly plain, with one small shell point near the joint.
MKP06 – Cocobolo
Point inlay on cocobolo
Deep red brown cocobolo with a running point inlay under a black wrap.
MKP07 – Bocote
Points that follow the grain
Bocote’s natural stripe pattern with long points cut to follow the grain.
MKP08 – Tulip
Slim points, abalone accents
Pale rose and violet streaked tulipwood with a slim point inlay.
MKP09 – Bird’s-Eye Maple
Fleur de lis in contrast wood
Bird’s-eye maple carrying a fleur de lis and diamond point pattern in dark timber.
MKP10 – Ebony + Maple
Green points, natural maple cap
Black ebony with green and silver diamond points, and a plain natural maple cap.
MKP11 – Ebony
Long silver points
Long, sharp silver points the full length of the forearm under a textured wrap.
MKP12 – Limited
A workshop limited piece
A limited run build with its own red accent stripe, from the bench’s own project list.
MKP13 – Ebony
Pearl vine inlay
A hand drawn pearl vine climbs the forearm, with small coloured shell accents standing in for leaves.
MKP14 – Dyed red hardwood
Cream points, turquoise accents
A dyed red forearm with cream point inlay trimmed in black and a turquoise accent at each tip.
MKP15 – Ebony
Flame point, white outline
A reddish brown flame point outlined in crisp white pinstripe against black ebony.
MKP16 – Ebony
Lightning points, three colours
A sharp cream lightning bolt point pattern trimmed in red with small turquoise diamond accents.
MKP17 – Ebony
No inlay, high gloss finish
A deep high gloss forearm with a black and white pinstripe ring, no point work at all.
MKP18 – Maple
Silver diamonds, scroll medallion
Natural maple with silver diamond points climbing to an ornate scroll medallion at the butt cap.
What we can set into a butt
The twelve cues above are our references, but the series is really a way of working rather than a fixed catalogue. If you want inlay, these are the materials that go into it.
- Abalone shell the iridescent one, blue through green through pink
- Zuma shell paler and calmer than abalone, easier to live with day to day
- Bone and dyed veneers for picture inlays and colour accents like the green points on MKP10
- Stone turquoise as standard, other stones on request
- Contrasting timbers pale wood set into dark, or the other way round
- Resin when you want a colour that does not exist in nature
Patterns are cut for your cue rather than pulled from a library. Send a photograph, a drawing, or just describe it, and we will tell you what is possible and what is not.
Want inlay in a different wood or stone?
The twelve above are our references, not the limit. We hold eight timbers on the rack and work in abalone, zuma, turquoise, resin and contrasting woods. Tell us the base wood and the material you want set into it.
15+
YEARS OF CRAFT
500+
CUES HAND BUILT
10+
COUNTRIES SHIPPED
10+
TIMBER SPECIES
Want inlay work of your own?
Send us a picture of what you have in mind. We will tell you honestly whether we can build it, what it will cost and how long it will take. Nothing to pay to ask.