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Inlaid Butt / The MKP Series / Reference MKP03
THE MKP SERIES · INLAID BUTT · REFERENCE MKP03
MKP03 Ebony
Ebony with abalone points and hand cut red and gold rings, a sharper, more angular cousin of MKP01.
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.
Same ebony as MKP01, a completely different hand.
We get asked often how this is different from MKP01 since both start as ebony. The answer is in the shape of the cut. MKP01 runs a repeating diamond mosaic. This one runs long abalone points, each shell piece shaped like a narrow blade, set against bands of red and gold ring work at the joint.
The red rings are not paint. They are a separate ring material set into the wood alongside the brass, and getting the two to sit flush against each other without a visible seam takes another pass on the lathe most cues do not need.
Abalone in a point shape is less forgiving to cut than the small diamonds on MKP01, because a long narrow piece cracks more easily under the router than a small square one does. This is the pattern that gives our bench the most trouble in a single sitting.
Look closer
The full length. Ebony butt with abalone points and the red and gold ring band.
The point and ring detail. Abalone points set against hand fitted red and brass rings.
The joint end. Where the ring bands close out before the shaft.
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 ebony with abalone point inlay on ebony with red and gold rings
- 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.
How do I tell this apart from MKP01 in a photo?
Look at the shape of the inlay and the colour of the rings. MKP01 runs a repeating diamond mosaic with silver rings. This one runs long narrow points with a red and gold ring band at the joint. Both are ebony, but the cut and the ring work are different.
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 ebony?
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.