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Inlaid Butt / The MKP Series / Reference MKP02
THE MKP SERIES · INLAID BUTT · REFERENCE MKP02
MKP02 Zuma
Pale zuma wood carrying a sword point shell inlay, the piece that used to answer to another name.
Quoted, not priced. Wood, inlay work, rings and engraving all change the number, so we quote each cue on its own. Ask and you will get a real figure the same day.
15 oz butt, about 19 oz complete · 10 to 14 days · Free engraving · Ships worldwide
Real inlay, not print
Every piece of shell, stone or contrasting wood is cut and seated by hand into its own pocket.
UV blocking topcoat
Hand rubbed lacquer with a UV blocking topcoat protects the colour and the inlay alike.
Numbered and registered
A serial cut into the joint and written in our book beside your name.
You see it before it ships
We photograph your actual boards before we cut, and the finished cue before it leaves.
This cue changed its number, not its character.
Zuma is a pale, almost ivory wood, and it throws the shell inlay into much sharper contrast than a dark timber would. The point work here runs in a sword shape up from the joint, abalone set edge to edge inside black surrounds.
This is the cue our workshop used to file under a different code before we sorted the MKP lineup properly. The wood and the shell are the same boards we always liked, just catalogued right this time and shot fresh for this page.
Pale woods like this show every mark, so the finishing work matters more here than on a dark cue. We take our time on the final coats specifically because there is nowhere for a rushed pass to hide.
Look closer
The full length. Zuma butt, black rings, and the sword point shell inlay running up from the joint.
The point work. Abalone set edge to edge inside the black point surrounds.
The ferrule end. Clean ring work where the point pattern closes at the base.
REAL INLAY, HAND SET · SOLID HARDWOOD · NUMBERED AND REGISTERED · MADE IN HANOI · REAL INLAY, HAND SET · SOLID HARDWOOD · NUMBERED AND REGISTERED · MADE IN HANOI
Specification and policies
Full specification
- Butt solid zuma with abalone shell sword point inlay on zuma
- Finish hand rubbed lacquer with a UV blocking topcoat
- Wrap full grain black leather or textured wrap, hand fitted
- Inlay hand cut and seated, no printed or moulded substitutes
- Weight 15 oz butt as standard, about 19 oz as a complete cue. Built lighter or heavier on request.
- Engraving up to 16 characters, no charge
Shaft diameter, joint pin and tip are being confirmed with the workshop and will be listed here shortly.
Lead time and shipping
Ten to fourteen days to build, then ten to fourteen days in transit depending on where you are. We ship worldwide from Hanoi, tracked, with a signature on delivery.
Is this the cue that used to be called MKP01?
Yes. The zuma cue with shell sword points was renumbered to MKP02 when we sorted the series properly, and this page carries its own fresh set of photographs rather than the old ones.
If something is wrong when it arrives
Write to support@murakicustomcues.com with a photograph and we will sort it out. A cue that arrives damaged, warped, or not matching what we agreed is our problem, not yours.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and colour will vary from the photographs above, because every board is different.
WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY
Messages we did not expect
These are screenshots, not typed-out quotes. We asked each person before putting their words here. Nothing has been edited except cropping out phone keyboards and one message about pricing that was nobody else’s business.
“The inlay work is insane. Pics don’t even do it justice. Already got a buddy who wants one, I’m sending him your way.”
Jake M.
“You are an artist man. Omg I’m in love with you man.”
Ali A.
“I received it. It’s really good. The packaging is also very good. I tried it too, it’s awesome.”
Yaeyang
We have been selling to players in Vietnam for years. Shipping abroad is the new part, so these are the first customers overseas to write back. More will go up here as they come, good and otherwise, and we will not be quietly deleting the bad ones.
Want one in zuma?
Tell us the weight you play with and how much inlay you want. If you are not sure, say that instead and we will work it out with you.