Moori Kobo (有限会社毛利工房, Yūgen Kaisha Mōri Kōbō) 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 Kobo
Native name
有限会社毛利工房
Yūgen Kaisha Mōri Kōbō
Company typeOriginally yūgen gaisha,
now gōdō gaisha
IndustryBilliard equipment
Founded1983 (1983)
FounderHideo Moori
Headquarters,
Key people
Hideo Moori
ProductsBilliard cue stick tips
Websitemooribrand.com

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.[1][2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Barringer, Joe (2015). "Moori Cue Tips & The Fakes Being Offered?". CueComponents.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Peter (12 June 2017). "The Great Cue Tip Debate (Part 2)". Billiards Boutique. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018.
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