Callan Sawyer - Grade 2 Dummy Knob

A dummy knob is a fixed pull. The Callan Sawyer dummy knob has no latch and no turning mechanism, so it does not hold a door shut. Use it where the door is held by a roller catch, a ball catch, or magnets, or on the inactive leaf of a French pair where the other leaf carries the working hardware. If you need the door to stay latched on its own, order a passage knob instead.

It is a residential knob that meets BHMA Grade 2 requirements. Grade 2 is the mid tier, above the Grade 3 builder hardware you find in most homes and below the Grade 1 used on heavy commercial traffic. For apartment interiors, offices in a converted house, or light traffic closet and pantry doors it is appropriate. For a school corridor or a high-cycle commercial opening, step up to a Grade 1 line like the Schlage D Series or the Falcon X Series.

You need a passage or privacy function, not a dummy. Passage latches the door closed and turns freely from both sides for halls and closets. Privacy adds a push button or turn for a bedroom or bath. Grade 2 options in that vein include the Dexter C2000 Series passage and privacy ball knobs, both rated for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Corbin Russwin CK4410 Grade 2 passage lock over the same thickness range. Same knob look, but with a working latch behind it.

The Schlage A170 single dummy trim is the nearest like-for-like: it is a Grade 2 cylindrical non-keyed knob in dummy function, the same grade and function the Callan Sawyer dummy knob carries. The Schlage A170 belongs to the A Series and is rated heavy duty, and it fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick. The BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is a second Grade 2 dummy knob, rated medium duty. Both are dummy trim, so like the Sawyer they mount surface-side with no latch and no bore-through operation.

The Callan Sawyer dummy knob has no latch, so for a door that needs to stay shut choose a passage function. The Corbin Russwin CK4410 is a Grade 2 passage/closet cylindrical knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick, and the Dexter C2000 passage ball knob is Grade 2 for the same thickness range. The Falcon W101 is a Grade 2 passage/closet knob, medium duty, and carries a fire rating. In residential trim, the Pamex FTF passage knob is Grade 3 for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.

No. The Callan Sawyer dummy knob is dummy function, meaning it is a counterpart to functioning hardware or is used where a latch is not needed - the knob does not turn a latch. A passage knob such as the Arrow MK01 or the Schlage D10S operates a latch to hold the door closed; the Arrow MK01 is Grade 2 passage for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors and the Schlage D10S is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage latch with an orbit knob. Ordering a dummy where a passage was specified leaves the door with nothing holding it shut.

No - the Callan Sawyer is dummy function and does not lock or latch. For a bath or bedroom door, a privacy function knob is the right part: the Dexter C2000 privacy ball knob is Grade 2 for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, the Cal-Royal BER20 privacy knob is Grade 3 for the same thickness range with brass trim, and the Pamex FTF privacy knob is Grade 3, also 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. In decorative trim, the Baldwin Estate 5077 Bethpage with R027 rose and the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas knob are privacy function, the Deltana fitting doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch.

For a pair of French doors where the inactive leaf gets a knob on each face, you need two. The Sawyer dummy is a knob assembly, not a pre-packaged pair like the Emtek Hammered Egg or Georgetown dummy knobsets, which are sold as pairs. Count knob faces, not doors, and order accordingly.

No handing to specify. The Sawyer is fully reversible for left or right hand doors, so one part covers both swings. That is useful if you are buying for several openings in a building and do not want to track handing per door.

A dummy knob covers the face of the door where the rose sits, and the Sawyer has no latch to run through the door edge. If you are replacing a knob that was already bored, the existing cross bore stays empty behind the trim. Bear in mind the door will no longer hold shut on its own once the latch is gone, so add a ball or roller catch, or keep a latching function on that opening.

No. The Callan Sawyer is dummy function, used where a latch is not needed or as a counterpart to functioning hardware, so nothing bores through and no strike is prepped for it. That is the difference from a packaged latching set such as the Kwikset 200P Polo passage knob, which comes with a 6AL latch and RCS round corner strike, or the Baldwin Estate 5000 Baltimore passage knob, supplied with a 2-3/8 inch backset and full lip strike. If the door already has a latch mortise and strike, the Sawyer will not use them.

The Callan Sawyer dummy knob is a residential-duty Grade 2 dummy. Other dummy knobs in the same function include the Bravura Biloxi with round trim, a Grade 2 dummy knobset, and the Cal-Royal BA40 dummy knob from the Barrington BA Series, which fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. In solid brass, Omnia offers the 434/0 egg-shaped single dummy, the 442/00 single dummy with a 2-5/8 inch rose, and the 458/0 single dummy latchset with a 2-3/8 inch backset. All are dummy function, so any of them swaps into the same non-latching opening.

The Callan Sawyer dummy knob is a single dummy - one knob per opening face. For a pair supplied as two knobs in one set, the Emtek Arts and Crafts hammered egg dummy and the Emtek Classic Brass Crystal Georgetown and Providence dummy knobs are all sold as dummy pairs. The Emtek Porcelain knobs ship two knobs per set with a threaded rod. On a French door pair, count the faces first: two single dummies such as the Sawyer will cover the same two knobs a pair kit does.

The Callan Sawyer dummy knob is a Grade 2 residential knobset. Where a project spec calls for Grade 1 cylindrical knobs, the Corbin Russwin CK4310 is a Grade 1 passage/closet knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the Falcon X101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage knobset with an interchangeable core, fire rated, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Sargent 8XG04 is a Grade 1 heavy duty storeroom knob lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset. Note these are latching functions; the Sawyer is dummy trim.

The Callan Sawyer dummy knob is non-keyed dummy trim, so a keyed opening needs an entrance or storeroom function. The Kwikset 400P-CP Polo keyed entry knob is Grade 3 for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch with a round corner adjustable latch and round corner strike, the Cal-Royal BER00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office knob with a Kwikset keyway for the same thickness range, and the Master Lock BC Series biscuit knob is a Grade 3 keyed entry. On the commercial side, the Dexter C2000 entry/office ball knob is Grade 2, keyed, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.

No. The Callan Sawyer is a Grade 2 cylindrical dummy knob for a bored door prep. Knob trim for an exit device is a different part that mounts to the device: the Sargent 28C-KNOB is exit device trim with knob and rose in entrance function for 1-3/4 inch doors, the Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only with B design from the 7800 Series, and the Imperial USA ED-BKL580 is knob trim in storeroom function from the ED-500 Series. Those attach to a rim or vertical rod device; the Sawyer does not.

The Callan Sawyer dummy knob covers only the non-latching openings in that plan, since it is dummy function. Brands that carry a matching family across functions include Pamex Baron FTF in entrance/office, privacy, and passage, all Grade 3 for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch; Dexter C2000 in classroom, entry/office, passage, and privacy, all Grade 2 for the same thickness range; and Cal-Royal, with the BER00 entrance/office and BER20 privacy in Grade 3 alongside the BA40 dummy. Schlage Residential also offers the F500 Plymouth with Georgian knob as a combo pack with adjustable backsets and dual strikes.

For thicker doors, the Corbin Russwin CK4310 Grade 1 passage knob and the CK4851 entrance/office knob both cover 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Falcon X101 Grade 1 passage knobset reaches 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Among decorative options, the Deltana 3381 egg knob entry, 6171 round knob entry, and 6112 St. Thomas privacy all cover 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Lockey 3830 keyless combination knob lock spans 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch in a passage function that auto-locks.

One person. Callan builds the Sawyer for a single installer, and since the dummy has no latch to line up through a cross bore, it is a matter of fastening the rose to the door face and setting the knob. That makes it a fast one for a property manager doing several units in a day.

The Callan Sawyer dummy knob is fully reversible for left or right handed applications, so the swing does not change the part ordered. Handing is generally moot on dummy trim across the category - the Cal-Royal BA40, the Bravura Biloxi, and the Omnia 434/0 are all dummy function with no latch to hand. Where handing does matter is on the latching alternatives, such as the Corbin Russwin CK4410 Grade 2 passage knob or the Sargent 6G04 Grade 2 storeroom knob lock.

The Callan Sawyer comes standard with a round corner latch faceplate and a 1/2 inch throw, which is unusual for dummy trim and matters if the existing door prep already has a round corner mortise. By comparison, the Kwikset 200P-CP Polo passage knob ships with a round corner adjustable latch and round corner strike, and the Kwikset 400P Polo entry uses a 6AL latch with an RCS strike. If the door was cut for a square corner faceplate, that is the detail to check before ordering.