Moori Kobo Explained

Moori Kobo
Image Alt:Closeup of a laminated pool cue tip. It consists of multiple layers of vegetable-tanned pig skin.
Native Name:有限会社毛利工房
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Japanese: Yūgen Kaisha Mōri Kōbō|italic=unset
Type:Originally Japanese: [[yūgen gaisha]],
now Japanese: [[gōdō gaisha]]
Industry:Billiard equipment
Founder:Hideo Moori
Hq Location City:Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Hq Location Country:Japan
Key People:Hideo Moori
Products:Billiard cue stick tips

is a Japanese manufacturer of billiards and pool cue tips. Originally fabricated by hand by founder Hideo Moori in his home outside Tokyo, they are now produced in a factory. The tips are exclusively made from vegetable-tanned pig skin, and consist of several laminated thin layers bonded with an adhesive.[1]

Moori was among the first to use a lamination technique to make a cue tip. Moori tips received their first major exposure during the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in October 1994, and prompted many other companies to begin manufacturing layered tips.[2]

Moori makes tips in three degrees of hardness: slow (soft), medium, and quick (hard).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barringer . Joe . Moori Cue Tips & The Fakes Being Offered? . CueComponents.com . 2015 . 1 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Williams . Peter . The Great Cue Tip Debate (Part 2) . Billiards Boutique . 12 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190225/https://www.billiardsboutique.com/blogs/news/the-great-cue-tip-debate-part-2 . 1 August 2018.