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Willard Cue Tip Shaper: Dime Radius

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About this item

  • Easily and quickly reshapes your cue tip to the perfect radius of a dime
  • Durable carbide grit
  • Portable & Convenient



Product Description

Dime, Nickel and Snooker Radius

What Sets Willard Apart

Instead of black silica or foil grit work, the brazen metal grit of a Willard Cue Tip shaper maintains a significantly shaper edge that only the brazen steel grit can provide. Choosing a relatively fine steel grit can shape away small portions of the cue tip with each successive turn. The choice to use a relatively fine steel grit was chosen as a way to evenly completely coat the interior of the dome shaped interior of the Willard while also providing more than enough grit to easily shape away the cue tip.

What about Willards Processing?

Instead of being glued into the interior of the shaper the low carbon steel grit is brazed at over 500 degrees Celsius into the dome shaped interior of the Willard Shaper. Processing is done such that metal grit will evenly adhere to the dome shaped interior of the Willard. When the metal grit particles and the dome shaped interior are brazed together the grit is adhered into the interior of the shaper. The reasoning behind why this technique is chosen over being glued to the interior stems from the fact when particles are glued together they have the tendency to attach to one another rather than the domed shaped interior, resulting in multiple particles prematurely falling out.

Muellers Recreational Products Maker of Willard Shapers

Willard Manufacturing

From the raw materials to the finished assembled product we take pride in the fact that the Willard Cue Tip Shapers can be truly labeled as being made in the U.S.A. Head quartered in 4825 S 16th St, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. Mueller Recreational Products, Inc. continues James Willards work manufacturing Willard Cue Tip shapers in the U.S.A. and distributing Willard Cue Tip shapers throughout the world as a continuation of how James Willard envisioned bringing a little more consistency and efficiency to Pool, Billiard, and Carom players alike.

Benefits of Choosing a Willard

Willards Cue Tip shapers have proven to continually stand the test of time. Since 1985 many have chosen to use Willard as their choice of shaper as Willard’s have continued to work even when purchased decades ago. From the degree of innovation and reworking James Willard’s shapers design has been made one of the most cost effective options from how long they actually last and how consistent they continue to be.

Willard Shaper Patent Background

Brand History

Based out of Aurora Illinois, James Williard in 1985, founder of the Willard’s Cue Tip Products was searching for a more efficient and consistent way to treat his cue’s tip. James knowing with each successive contact of the cue tip with the ball the tip would flatten slightly more and more. With The inconsistency of an improperly shaped tip the need to compensate for where the contact occurred between the ball and his cue’s tip became tiresome. Even with the traditional use of a hand file and one’s personal eyesight James was not sold on the idea that this was the most consistent way to shape his cue tips. As a skilled machinist James innovated and reworked his design to include features that would provide the highest level of precision when reshaping his cue tip. The first being a build-in gauge to ensure the proper radius of the tip was made. The Second being a brazed steel grit positioned on the inside of the dome shaped interior of the tip.

How to Use

To quickly return your cue tip to the perfect radius, hold the Willard Shaper in the palm of your hand, push the brazed steel grit down on the tip of your cue and twist the shaft back and forth. By placing the build-in gauge of the Willard on the cue tip; the crescent shaped radius of the Willard would show the proper shaping of the cue tip had been achieved when no visible light would pass between the cue tip and the Willards crescent shaped radius notch located on the side.


Maximus Car Audio
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2025
Had it for a year now shaped many cues for myself and others and never gets dull.
Bobo Lee
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2025
Handy tool for pocket or key chain. Keeps cue shaped perfectly.
michel
Reviewed in Canada on March 14, 2025
This works well , a perfect shape for my cue tip . Don't buy the cheap version of these. it will cost you, an other Tip to replace it.Michel
Jaime
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2025
Will do the job I promise. I am sure it will last for long long time.
thomas kolat
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2025
It’s great for the price and it a great product. It shapes the tip perfect and you can make it the right shape with the shaper part . Definitely buy again
Melvin G.
Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2025
Handy little gadget to have when playing.
Will Schneider
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2024
This shaper was recommended by a friend. It's easy to use and works great.
rick caron
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2024
Slips in my pool cases side pocket,shapes tip nicely.Very durable!
William Lutz
Reviewed in Canada on February 19, 2024
I guess you can't go wrong with a Willard because this is the best little tool for shaping my tip on my pool cue to a dime perfectly and a great little scuffer love this thing.
Matt
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2024
timeless helper for every pool player. works really nice
Tom
Reviewed in Australia on August 7, 2023
Got this tool to reshape three of my cues. Did the whole thing in 45 minutes.It scuffs decently too which is a big bonus
AJH
Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2023
The most perfect old school tool you'll need. Lasts a lifetime with the carbide beads instead of sandpaper. Raised on this tool and preach by it. Definitely deserves to be a part of your arsenal of tools along with a tip burnisher and tip perforator (pick) but honestly in my opinion the only shaper you will want or ever need
Ed
Reviewed in Canada on September 25, 2022
Can’t go wrong with this classic tip shaper. Use the guide to check roundness until there’s no flat spot in the middle.Great maintenance to periodically scuff the tip to hood chalk better even if shaping isn’t required. Won’t harm multi-layered tips either.
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