Built to order in Hanoi · 10 to 14 days · Free to ask, no deposit to talk
Inlaid Butt / The MKP Series / Reference MKP06
THE MKP SERIES · INLAID BUTT · REFERENCE MKP06
MKP06 Cocobolo
Deep red brown cocobolo with a running point inlay under a black wrap.
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.
Cocobolo smells like it looks.
Fresh off the lathe, cocobolo has a smell almost like cinnamon, and the colour underneath ranges from deep red to nearly purple brown in the same board. This butt shows that range across its length, with a set of small points running down toward the joint.
It is an oily wood by nature, which is good for durability but means the glue lines for the inlay work have to be prepped carefully or nothing sticks the way it should. That extra prep step is standard on every cocobolo cue we build.
The black leather wrap sits right where the colour is deepest, which was not an accident. We chose this board section specifically to put the darkest red brown right under the hand.
Look closer
The full length. Cocobolo butt with the running point inlay above the black wrap.
The point detail. Small shell points set into the deep red brown grain.
The ferrule end. Cream ferrule and ring work at the base of the butt.
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 cocobolo with point inlay on cocobolo
- 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.
Will the cocobolo colour change over time?
A little, the way most oily red woods mellow slightly under lacquer over the years. It stays well within the same red brown family and will not shift the way purpleheart does.
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 cocobolo?
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.