Deltana K136 Wide Wire Pull, 3"

The K136 is a 3 inch wire pull, stated as a length. Deltana calls out length rather than a center-to-center dimension, so measure the existing hole spacing on your drawer or door front before you drill or swap. If you need a pull specified by hole spacing instead, the Trimco 553 Series drawer pull is listed at 3 inch center to center and the Schaub 10010 Sabre edge pull is a 3 inch center to center part.

The Trimco 553 Series drawer pull is offered at 3 inch center to center, the same 3 inch size the Deltana K136 wide wire pull is built to. The K136 is solid brass and comes in nine finishes including PVD Polished Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Paint Black, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, Polished Brass, and Antique Brass. The Schaub 10010 is also a 3 inch center to center pull, but it is a Sabre edge pull, which mounts on a door or drawer edge rather than on the face. For a face-mounted 3 inch swap, the Trimco 553 is the direct match.

The Deltana K136 wide wire pull is a 3 inch pull, so on wider drawer fronts step up to a longer center to center. The Trimco 562 Series drawer pull is offered in 3-1/2 inch, 4 inch, and 96mm center to center. The Omnia 1968/102 modern cabinet pull is a forged solid brass pull at 4 inch center to center, which keeps the solid brass material of the K136 while giving the wider spread. For a run of tall drawers or an appliance front, the Schaub 79-8 Steamworks is an 8 inch appliance pull.

Three groups get confused with it. The Schaub 10010, 10011, and 10012 Sabre pulls are edge pulls, sized 3 inch, 4 inch, and 5 inch center to center respectively; they mount to the edge of a door or drawer, not the face, so they will not drop into the K136 wide wire pull's face-bored holes. The Orca Hardware CK-15030 and CK-16030 Bachelor Collection pieces and the CK-17025 Blackcomb are cabinet knobs, single-screw parts at 1-1/4 inch and 25mm diameter, not two-hole pulls. And the SDC SP50 50mm spindle is a door control part, not cabinet hardware at all.

Nine finishes: Polished Brass, PVD Polished Brass, Antique Brass, Antique Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, Oil Rubbed Bronze, and Paint Black. The PVD version is the one to pick if you want the brass look to hold up in a bath or kitchen without the hand-polishing, and Paint Black is the only painted option in the range, the rest are plated or living finishes over the solid brass body.

Solid brass, all the way through, not a zinc casting with a brass coat. That matters on a pull that gets grabbed thousands of times: the finish wears into the base metal rather than flaking off a different substrate, and the threaded posts hold up to repeated removal. Both the material and substrate on the K136 are brass.

Deltana classifies the K136 as a residential product. It is used on both residential and commercial cabinetry in practice, but if you are writing it into a commercial spec that calls for a graded or cycle-tested pull, the K136 is not carrying that classification. For a light commercial or hospitality millwork package where the spec is about look and material rather than a grade, the solid brass body is the relevant fact.

The K136 is the 3 inch wire pull. Deltana builds the wire pull line in several lengths under separate model numbers, so if you need a longer run on drawer banks or appliance fronts you are ordering a different model, not a size option on K136. Order by model plus finish and keep the finish code identical across the property so the plating matches unit to unit, mixing a Polished Chrome batch with a Brushed Chrome batch is the usual way a fleet order goes wrong.

A wire pull is a thin round rod bent into a U with the ends turned into the drawer face, so it sits close to the front and reads light. A bar pull is a heavier straight tube on separate posts, and a T-pull mounts on a single center post. The K136 gives you a slimmer profile and less to catch a pocket on in a tight galley; go to something like the Emtek Bar Cabinet Pull or the Orca Hardware CK-12001 T-Pull Bar with its 2 inch bar width when you want the chunkier modern look or a bigger grip for gloved hands.

Omnia's modern cabinet pull series are the closest forged solid brass alternatives: the 1968/102 at 4 inch center to center, the 1969 and 1971 at 1-3/16 inch projection, and the 1970 at 1-1/4 inch projection. Those are specified by hole spacing and projection, which is what you want if you are replacing existing pulls and have to hit the drilled holes. The K136 is specified by its 3 inch length instead, so it is the pick when you are boring fresh fronts and choosing by look.

Both. The K136 mounts to a flat face, so it works on drawer fronts and on cabinet doors alike, and Deltana lists the wire pulls across residential and commercial applications. Where it is the wrong part is a frameless door edge with no room for a face-mounted pull, that calls for an edge pull such as the Schaub 10010, 10011, or 10012 Sabre edge pulls, or an appliance front that needs a longer grip, where a Schaub 79-8 Steamworks 8 inch appliance pull is the size class you want.

The Orca Hardware CK-12001 T-pull bar is a steel pull with a 2 inch bar width in satin nickel, a single finish and a steel body rather than the solid brass and nine finish range of the Deltana K136 wide wire pull. For utility rooms, janitor closets, and back of house millwork where the finish does not need to match a front of house package, the steel T-pull covers the function. Where the cabinetry is seen by residents or guests, the K136 in solid brass carries the finish options to match the rest of the trim.

The Deltana K136 wide wire pull is a plain wire form in solid brass, suited to residential cabinetry where the hardware stays quiet. If the drawing calls for a styled collection instead, Emtek's Schaub Collection offers the Alexander cabinet pull, the Art Deco cabinet pull, the Bar cabinet pull, and the Emtek SELECT 8405 series, each a distinct series of cabinet knobs and pulls. Omnia's modern cabinet pull series are forged solid brass, the 1969 and 1971 at 1-3/16 inch projection and the 1970 at 1-1/4 inch projection, which matters when the pull sits near an adjacent door swing or a wall return.

The Deltana K136 wide wire pull is solid brass. Among comparable cabinet pulls, the Omnia 1968/102, 1969, 1970, and 1971 modern cabinet pulls are forged solid brass, so a package built on any of those keeps the same base material through the cabinetry. Sizes differ: the K136 is a 3 inch pull and the Omnia 1968/102 is 4 inch center to center, with the 1969 and 1971 at 1-3/16 inch projection and the 1970 at 1-1/4 inch. The Orca Hardware CK-12001 T-pull bar is steel, a different material to specify if the standard is brass throughout.

Use an edge pull. The Schaub Sabre edge pulls mount to the edge rather than the face: the 10010 at 3 inch center to center, the 10011 at 4 inch, and the 10012 at 5 inch. The 10010 matches the 3 inch spacing of the Deltana K136 wide wire pull, so a run that mixes face-mounted and edge-mounted locations can hold one spacing throughout. Boring differs between the two mounting styles, so confirm the edge condition on the door before ordering.

Priced and sold each, one pull per unit. Count your drawer and door fronts and order that quantity, and add a couple of spares in the same finish so a later replacement matches the plating on the rest of the run.

A 3 inch wire pull gives you a two-finger or full-hand grip, which is what you want on loaded drawers and on doors people open with wet or gloved hands. A knob is a single-point grab and reads more traditional; if that is the direction, Orca's Bachelor Collection round knob and round ring knob are 1-1/4 inch diameter and the Blackcomb square knob is 25mm. Common practice is pulls on drawers, knobs on upper doors, which is a look decision more than a function one.

A knob is a single-hole part and the Deltana K136 wide wire pull is a 3 inch pull with two mounting points, so swapping to a knob means a new bore, not a retrofit into existing holes. If the doors are new or being refaced, the Orca Hardware Bachelor Collection CK-15030 round knob and CK-16030 round ring knob are both 1-1/4 inch diameter, and the Blackcomb CK-17025 is a 25mm square knob. Knobs are often chosen for upper doors with pulls kept on drawers, in which case the K136 covers the drawer runs.