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A power tool for reclaimed wood
The Restorer is a versatile abrasive tool for reclaimed wood. It comes with a variety of easily-changed 3-inch drum attachments, a dust collection port, and a canvas carry bag. The popularity of live-edge and resin-filled tabletops, along with increasing use of...
With the Restorer, surfaces come clean
JENNIFER HICKS - OCT 28, 2021 The Restorer is a multi-purpose tool with attachments to buff, sand, grind, polish or clean just about any surface, according to inventor Robert Kundel Jr. The Restorer features a 3.5-amp, 120-volt motor with a variable speed range of...
The Restorer by Make48
The Restorer by Make48 | One of the best things about our City Series is getting to meet independent, hard-working business owners like Robert Kundel Jr. Robert is the brains behind The Restorer, a patented handheld and benchtop tool that can be used to buff, sand,...
From Prototype to Patent
Rust Removal Tool | By Grace Tatigian Rust Removal Tool | With lumber prices in such a wild flux in recent months, interest in reclaimed wood has become a popular trend that makes tools for treating this kind of wood essential. Robert Kundel Jr., Originally developed...
Restorer Debuts on Netflix’s Baking Impossible
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2021 The bakineers' mission: Create an edible robot capable of navigating a candy-covered obstacle course while carrying an ooey-gooey dessert inside. Watch the Restorer sculpt food creations designed to entertain and function to win...
DIY Brushing sanding burned wood and which is right for me
Burnt Wood Finish | Create a unique shou sugi ban finish with the Restorer tool and the 80 grit and 180 grit nylon brushes.Creating the DIY Shou Sugi Ban technique or burnt wood finish on wood can be a daunting and dirty undertaking for the experienced and novice DIY...
Shou Sugi Ban | How-To Technique
What is Shou Sugi Ban? Burnt wood finish, burned wood finish or charred wood for the purposes of design and function is typically called Shou Sugi or Shou Sugi Ban in western cultures. The Shou Sugi Ban japanese burning wood technique, "Ban" meaning plank, is the...
Comparing Restorer to Makita 9741 Brush Machine
Brush Sander Machine Showdown Brush Sander Machine | As a reclaimed timber woodworker I use wire brush sander machines to clean up barn wood before it goes into processing. I need them to get down into the grooves and cracks, removing the years of gunk built up from...
How I use the RESTORER to age new wood
How To Age Wood How To Age Wood | When it comes to aging and weathering new wood, mother nature is really hard to compete with which is why I almost exclusively work with REAL old barn wood. However there are times when I need to use new wood, like when I’m making...
Metal and Wood Surface Preparation | The Next Power Tool to Get Excited About Is Here
Metal and Wood Surface Preparation Metal and Wood Surface Preparation VIENNA, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Kundel Jr. saw a need when he was sixteen years old working at his dad's company, Kundel Industries Inc., a trench shoring products manufacturer....
Tool invented in the Valley gets a new look
Craftsman Restorer Tool Craftsman Restorer Tool | Robert Kundel Jr. invented a power tool called The Restorer at his business in Vienna. Three years after hitting the market, it is now sold under the Craftsman brand. Friday, December 20th 2019, 8:29 AM EST The...
‘A gift of this type is priceless’
Wooden Flags | Waxahachie HS students who made Blue Line wooden flags for cops receive special equipment Patrick Clarke pclarke@waxahachietx.com Wooden Flags | The architecture and construction department at Waxahachie High School received a gift of an innovative...
HOT NEW TOOLS ISSUE 82: PORTER-CABLE RESTORER TOOL
HOT NEW TOOLS Woodcraft Magazine Posted on Mar 6, 2018 9:45 AM Hot New Tools - Handle the rough stuff Hot New Tools | The final, precise steps to complete a woodworking project are often preceded by tasks that require aggressive cleaning, shaping, and sanding. If...
INVENTOR’S “RESTORER” TOOL (FOR SANDING-PLUS) LICENSED TO PORTER-CABLE AFTER LONG JOURNEY
INVENTOR'S RESTORER TOOL BY JOANNA WERCH TAKES • JAN 10, 2017 INVENTOR'S RESTORER TOOL | While Robert Kundel, Jr., doesn’t consider himself a woodworker at all, his invention, the Restorer tool, has several applications in woodworking – and a fascinating backstory....
5 Things to Know About the Porter Cable Restorer Surface Prep Tool
Porter Cable Restorer Porter Cable Restorer is on sale at Lowes for $79, making it a very good buy right now. I’ve had a test sample around here for some time, and although I haven’t had the chance to use it for any big projects, I’ve learned a few things worth...
Local invention hits store shelves nationwide
Restorer Tool Invention Restorer Tool Invention | If you walk into a Lowe's right now, you can buy a power tool called The Restorer tool invention, sold under the Porter-Cable brand. What you probably don't know, is that tool was invented right here in the Valley. The...