Built to order in Hanoi · 10 to 14 days · Free to ask, no deposit to talk
Inlaid Butt / The MKP Series / Reference MKP07
THE MKP SERIES · INLAID BUTT · REFERENCE MKP07
MKP07 Bocote
Bocote’s own streaked grain doing most of the work, with long points cut straight into the pattern.
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.
The grain is the decoration here.
Bocote comes out of the log already striped, dark lines running through a honey brown ground almost like tiger’s eye stone. We chose boards where those natural lines run straight along the length of the butt, then cut long points into the pattern so the inlay follows the grain instead of fighting it.
No two bocote boards stripe the same way, so this exact grain pattern will not repeat on another cue. What you see in these photographs is what ships.
The wood is dense and a little oily like cocobolo, so it takes a careful hand on the lathe and a properly prepped surface before the final coats go on. Rush either step and the stripe pattern gets muddy instead of sharp.
Look closer
The full length. Bocote butt with long points cut to follow the natural grain stripes.
The grain and point detail. Dark grain lines running straight through the honey brown wood.
The ferrule end. Black ring work closing out the pattern 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 bocote with point inlay on bocote
- 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 my cue have the exact grain pattern shown here?
No two bocote boards look alike, so your cue will carry its own natural stripe pattern rather than an identical copy of these photographs. We will show you the actual board before we cut it.
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 bocote?
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.