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Inlaid Butt / The MKP Series / Reference MKP13
THE MKP SERIES · INLAID BUTT · REFERENCE MKP13
MKP13 Ebony
A pearl vine climbs the forearm in place of a repeating point pattern, small colour accents standing in for leaves.
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.
Most of our point work repeats. This one grows.
The other cues on this page run a pattern that repeats evenly up the butt. This one does something different. A single vine of pearl climbs the forearm from the joint, with small coloured shell pieces set in as leaves and buds along the way, so no two turns of the vine sit quite the same.
Drawing a vine freehand into shell is harder than it looks, because there is no repeating template to fall back on. Every curve has to be planned before the first cut, and the pearl has to be shaped to follow a line instead of filling a fixed pocket.
Ebony holds the fine detail well here, the same way it does on our diamond mosaic builds, so the vine keeps a crisp edge even where the pearl narrows to almost nothing.
Look closer
The full length. Ebony butt with the pearl vine running up from the joint, black textured wrap, silver rings.
The vine detail. Hand shaped pearl and small coloured shell accents set in along the vine.
The ferrule end. Where the vine closes out near the joint hardware.
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 mother of pearl floral vine inlay on ebony
- 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.
Can the vine pattern be changed to a different motif?
Yes. A freehand inlay like this is drawn for your cue specifically, so tell us what you have in mind and we will tell you honestly whether it will read well at this scale in shell.
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.