SOLD MIKE BENDER CUES

Maker of  pool cues from 1992 to present in Delta Junction, Alaska.

2007 MIKE BENDER

 

Forearm

Gabon ebony forearm with 5 cocobolo points and 5 short holly points.

Butt Sleeve 

Cocobolo butt sleeve.

Joint

Flat faced phenolic joint with a 3/8x14 stainless steel pin.

Ring Work

Silver track style ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions.

Wrap

White with brown speck Irish linen.

Shafts

2 13mm shafts with Ivory Ferrules and Moori Medium Tips.

Weight

Butt: 15.2oz. Both Shafts are 3.8oz each.

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand new. Never been played.

 

MIKE BENDER

 

Forearm

Birdseye maple forearm with 5 cocobolo points.

Butt Sleeve 

Cocobolo butt sleeve.

Joint

Flat faced phenolic joint with a 3/8x14 stainless steel pin.

Ring Work

Silver track style ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions.

Wrap

Black textured leather.

Shafts

1 12.75mm shaft and 1 13mm (unused) shaft. Both with Ivory Ferrules.

Weight

Butt: 14.4oz  12.75mm Shaft: 3.4oz   13mm Shaft: 3.6oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Cue was recently refinished, rewrapped and cleaned by Bryan Mordt of BCM Cues.

 

2005 MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Gabon ebony  forearm with 5 birdseye maple points. Veneers are black/teal/maple.

Butt Sleeve 

Gabon ebony butt sleeve with 5 reverse maple points with black/teal/maple veneers.

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Silver track ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

Black with white speck irish linen.

Shafts

2 13mm shafts with ivory ferrules.

Weight

19oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand New. Never been played.

 

2006 MIKE BENDER

Forearm

 

Gabon ebony forearm with 5 purpleheart points. Veneers are maple/green/orange. Each point has a ivory spearhead inlay.

Butt Sleeve 

Purple heart butt sleeve with inlays of 10 ivory spearheads, 5 large ivory dots, 10 small ivory dots and 5 ivory lines. White buttcap.

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Ring work at A, B, C, D & E consists of 6 slotted ivory rectangles each separated by vertical veneers that matches the veneers in the forearm, black/orange/green/white and white/green/orange/black, and outlined by 4 silver rings. View the close up picture of the joint to see this awesome ring work!!

Wrap

Green with white speck irish linen

Shafts

2 13mm shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19.25oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand New Condition. Never been played.

Comments

Cue design is a combination of 2 older Omega/dpk designs. The forearm is similar to this and the butt sleeve is the same as this. Both Omega cues were made by Mike Bender while he was at Omega/dpk. 

 

2005 MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Solid ebony forearm with 5 long tulipwood points and 5 short points of holly. Each long point is outlined with an ebony and maple re-cut points and inlaid with an ivory dagger. 

Butt Sleeve

Solid tulipwood butt sleeve with 5 ebony windows each bordered by ebony and maple re-cuts and features an ivory mirrored dagger inlay.

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Silver rosary ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

Black lizard.

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Mint like new condition.

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Pau Ferro forearm with 5 long cocobolo points with an ebony veneer and 5 short Birdseye maple points. Ivory spearhead inlays in the long points

Butt Sleeve

Cocobolo butt with double ivory spearheads, dots and line inlays. Black butt cap.

Joint

Flat face black phenolic joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Silver track ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

Black with white speck Irish linen

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19oz & 19.2oz depending on shaft

Length

58 inches

Condition

Mint Condition. 

 

MIKE BENDER

 

Forearm

Purple heart forearm with 5 long birdseye maple and 5 short Gabon ebony points.

Butt Sleeve

Solid purple heart with 5 reverse long birdseye maple points and 5 short Gabon ebony points. Black butt cap.

Joint

Flat face black phenolic joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Silver track ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

Black with white speck Irish linen

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19.2oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand New Condition, Never been played. Cue made in 2003.

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

5 ebony points into highly figured bocote forearm. Each point has maple, ebony and maple milled points. 

Butt Sleeve

Solid ebony butt sleeve. Black butt cap

Joint

Flat face phenolic joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin.

Ring Work

Silver stitch ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

Black with white speck irish linen.

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

95% Condition. Made in 2001.

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

4 solid ebony points and ebony handle into straight grain maple forearm

Butt Sleeve

Butterfly inlaid point at the butt sleeve. Black butt cap

Joint

Flat face phenolic joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin.

Ring Work

Silver stitch ring work at the joint and butt (A&E positions)

Wrap

None

Shafts

1 13mm Shaft with phenolic ferrule

Weight

19.5oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand new, never been played.  Made in November 2003.

Comments

Converted from a Dufferin cue. 

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Fiery red cocobolo forearm with 5 highly figured Birdseye maple points.

Butt Sleeve

Cocobolo butt sleeve with 5 with reverse Birdseye maple points. Black butt cap

Joint

Flat face phenolic joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin.

Ring Work

Silver stitch ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

Black with white speck irish linen.

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Phenolic Ferrules

Weight

19.2oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand new cue made in 2004.

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Solid ebony nose with 5 Ivory inlaid dagger points. Between each points is an ivory oval with silver bezelled filigree engraving.

Butt Sleeve

Solid ebony butt sleeve with the same inlay design as in the forearm but in reverse direction. Ivory butt cap

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin. Pin is engraved "Dunham Bender Alaska 2003"

Ring Work

Inlaid floating ivory, silver and mother of pearl ivory rings at A, B ,C ,D & E

Wrap

There's no wrap on the cue, just a solid ebony handle

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand new, never been played.  Made in November 2003.

Comments

A one of a kind cue

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Jet black ebony forearm featuring 5 long amboyna burl points each is outlined with a holly recut point and 5 short holly points. 

Butt Sleeve

Butt is solid amboyna burl.

Joint

Flat face black phenolic joint collar with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin.

Ring Work

Silver stitch ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

Black Irish linen

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Cue is Brand New. Made in 2004.

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

A beautiful 60 point cue. Solid ebony forearm featuring 10 high/low lace wood points with 5 ivory spear inlays in the high lace wood points, 10 high/low milled ebony points and 10 milled high/low maple points. 

Butt Sleeve

Butt is ebony with the same design as forearm but in reverse direction. White butt cap

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin.

Ring Work

Silver stitch ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

White with brown speck Irish linen.

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts (1 lightly used, 1 unused) with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19.5oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Mint condition. Made in 2002.

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Dark cocobolo forearm with 5 long Gabon ebony points each with a single holly re-cut point and 5 short ivory points

Butt Sleeve

Solid Gabon ebony butt sleeve with a black butt cap

Joint

Flat face black phenolic joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Silver track ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

Black with white speck Irish linen

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Mint Condition. Cue made in 2002

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Birdseye maple forearm with 5 ebony points and maple/orange/green/black veneers

Butt Sleeve

Solid ebony butt sleeve with a white butt cap

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Ring work at A&B positions consists of ivory slotted block each separated by 2 sets of maple/orange/green/black colored veneers with 4 silver ring

Wrap

White with green speck Irish linen wrap

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19.0oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand New, Never been played. Cue delivered in February 2005

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Birdseye maple forearm with 5 ebony points and maple/light blue/mahogany/black veneers

Butt Sleeve

Solid ebony butt sleeve with an ivory hoppe ring and a black buttcap.

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Ring work at A&B positions consists of ivory slotted block each separated by 2 sets of blue/mahogany/black colored veneers with 4 silver rings.

Wrap

White with green speck Irish linen

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19.0oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand New, Never been played. Cue delivered in February 2005

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Birdseye maple forearm with 5 ebony points and maple/blue/orange/black veneers

Butt Sleeve

Solid ebony butt sleeve with a white butt cap.

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Ring work at A&B positions consists of ivory slotted block each separated by 2 sets of maple/blue/orange/black colored veneers with 4 silver rings.

Wrap

White with black speck Irish linen

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19.0oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand New, Never been played. Cue delivered in February 2005

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Birdseye maple forearm with 5 ebony points each with maple/green/blue/black veneers.

Butt Sleeve

Solid ebony butt sleeve with an ivory hoppe ring and a black buttcap.

Joint

Flat face Ivory joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Ring work at A&B positions consists of ivory slotted block each separated by 2 sets of maple/green/blue/black colored veneers with 4 silver rings.

Wrap

White with green speck Irish linen

Shafts

2 12.8mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19.0oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Like new condition.

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm

Straight grain maple with 4 walnut points 

Butt Sleeve

Walnut butt sleeve with black butt cap.

Joint

Flat face black phenolic joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Silver track ring work at A, B, & E positions

Wrap

None

Shafts

2 Shafts (12.6mm & 12.5mm) with phenolic ferrules

Weight

18oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

90% Condition. There are some dings, dents and chips on the handle.

Comments

A unique Mike Bender sneaky pete. Usually Mike does not engrave his name on the pin on his sneaky petes but this particular cue is engraved.

 

MIKE BENDER

 

Forearm

Beautiful cocobolo forearm with 5 long curly maple points.

Butt Sleeve

Solid curly maple butt sleeve. Black butt cap.

Joint

Flat face black phenolic joint with 3/8x14 stainless steel pin

Ring Work

Silver track ring work at A, B, C, D & E positions

Wrap

White with double brown speck Irish linen

Shafts

2 13mm Shafts with Ivory Ferrules

Weight

19.0oz

Length

58 inches

Condition

Brand New Condition, Never been played. Just delivered in July 2005.

 

MIKE BENDER

Forearm