Hello all, I am a new member to AZ, so if this has already been posted and discussed, I apologize now. I am curious about the manufacturing of leather pool tips. Do the makers of tips (Triangle, LePro, Moori, Talisman, etc...) start with just a raw piece of leather and have their own specific process of treating the leather to their specs? Or do they purchase the raw material already processed and they just stamp it out? As for the layered tips, again, do they layer them themselves, or purchase them from a supplier already layered? What during the treatment process of the leather determines whether the tip comes out soft, medium, or hard? Any and all input on this subject would be great, thanks.
Manufacturing of Pool Tips
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Yup, you are new. But, I forgive you 
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We at Tiger Products (the largest laminated cue tip manufacturer in the world), start with raw hides fresh from the tannery. All the work thereafter is done right here in our Burbank, Ca factory.
Unlike some others that simply press the same tip with varying amounts of pressure to make Soft, Med or Hard we use hides that have been tanned differently, treated here or a different animal skin. This makes for a much more consistent playing tip.
.We at Tiger Products (the largest laminated cue tip manufacturer in the world), start with raw hides fresh from the tannery. All the work thereafter is done right here in our Burbank, Ca factory.
Unlike some others that simply press the same tip with varying amounts of pressure to make Soft, Med or Hard we use hides that have been tanned differently, treated here or a different animal skin. This makes for a much more consistent playing tip.
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CrownCityCorey said:Yup, you are new. But, I forgive you
We at Tiger Products (the largest laminated cue tip manufacturer in the world), start with raw hides fresh from the tannery. All the work thereafter is done right here in our Burbank, Ca factory.
Unlike some others that simply press the same tip with varying amounts of pressure to make Soft, Med or Hard we use hides that have been tanned differently, treated here or a different animal skin. This makes for a much more consistent playing tip.
Can't we even see a web page for Tiger Products?
JoeyA
JoeyA said:Can't we even see a web page for Tiger Products?
JoeyA
Why most definitely Tiger Products
Semi-Retired
I am not retired Klockdoc, just semi-retired. I was asking because we got into a discussion about different tips at Cue the other night and it got me curious about how they are made and the QA that goes into them. I was shocked when I went to Tiger's website and looked at them and saw that there was basically only a few durometers difference between a soft tip and a hard tip. It is amazing that a pool player can tell that much difference between such small amount of hardness difference. Unless I am playing with a extremely soft tip like on some house cues or a water buffalo rock hard tip, I don't really notice that much difference as long as I am not miscueing often.
klockdoc said:Know, don't you feel like a Stew_Pidaso for not doing a search? Anyway, what do you need this info for. New soles for your shoes? I thought you gave up the game of billiards.
I am not retired Klockdoc, just semi-retired. I was asking because we got into a discussion about different tips at Cue the other night and it got me curious about how they are made and the QA that goes into them. I was shocked when I went to Tiger's website and looked at them and saw that there was basically only a few durometers difference between a soft tip and a hard tip. It is amazing that a pool player can tell that much difference between such small amount of hardness difference. Unless I am playing with a extremely soft tip like on some house cues or a water buffalo rock hard tip, I don't really notice that much difference as long as I am not miscueing often.
Stew_Pidaso said:
Most players who play at a high level can tell the difference between a Moori M & Moori S. For that matter most can tell a new Moori M from an older version Moori M. I can tell the differences between Snipers...while they are all suppose to be the exact same...not so much. Most are the same but...if you look closely at say 20 Snipers, you'll see a couple that have a bit thinner layers and are pressed more...these have a bit of a "tink" to them and play firmer. Some will have wider layers and will be slightly taller...these are the softer playing ones.
I stay away from the Snipers for that very reason. Moori tips, to me, have the best consistency among the layered tips. I've tried 3 boxes of Snipers, and have nothing but grief from them. I like the Everests and the Tiger M tips, but not the Snipers.
