Emtek 222307 Modern Rectangular Brass Flush Pulls (2" x 7") - Knurled

Yes. The 222307 Modern Rectangular flush pull sits nearly flat, with only a 1/8 inch projection off the door face, so the door still passes into the pocket and past the jamb without the pull catching. That is the whole point of a flush cup pull rather than a surface bar or knob: the grip is recessed into the door, not standing proud of it.

The pull measures 2 x 7 inches, so the door face needs a rectangular pocket cut to receive that footprint, with the depth taken from the 1/8 inch projection of the flange that sits against the face. Cut the recess before hanging the slab if you can, and cut it in the same run as any pocket door lock prep so the two line up on the stile.

At 2 inches wide the 222307 needs a stile that can take a 2 inch pocket plus enough material either side to stay sound. On a typical stile-and-rail slab that is fine, but on a narrow-stile or glass-panel door, measure the stile first. Emtek's Modern Rectangular flush pulls run from 4 to 10 inches in height at that same 2 inch width, so if the length is the problem rather than the width, a shorter one in the family solves it. If the width is the problem, the pull does not fit.

It is a pull only, not a latch. There is no bolt, no privacy turn, and no strike involved, so a bathroom or bedroom pocket door needs a separate privacy pocket door lock in addition to it. Emtek's Modern Rectangular family includes a matching pocket door lock in the same styling and finishes, which is the usual pairing: the lock at the leading edge, the flush pull on the face for pulling the door out of the pocket.

Both recess into the door face, but they do different work at the hand. The Emtek 222307 is a 2 inch by 7 inch rectangular brass flush pull with a knurled cup face and 1/8 inch projection, so nothing stands proud of the door and the texture in the cup is what your fingers grip. The Baldwin 0397 SOL from the Estate series is a flush cup handle with a solid spindle ring pull, meaning a ring sits inside the cup and swings out to be grasped. For a pocket door that has to slide clear of the jamb, the flat knurled cup of the 222307 is the form that clears; where a door needs a positive handle to haul it closed, the ring on the 0397 SOL gives a finger a hard purchase the flat cup does not.

The 222307 is sold as flush pulls, plural, which is how a pocket or bypass door is normally done: one recessed into each face so the door can be pulled from either side. For a single pocket door that only opens from one room, you still want both faces covered so the door can be pushed back closed from inside the pocket side.

Solid brass, both the material and the substrate. That matters on a pull because the knurled grip surface is machined into the metal itself rather than pressed into a plating, so it keeps its texture as the finish wears in. Brass also lets Emtek offer the living finishes on it, like Unlacquered Brass, which will patina with handling instead of staying static.

Ten finishes: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Satin Brass (US4), and French Antique (US7). Those are Emtek's standard finish codes, so the pull will match levers, knobs, and pocket door locks from the same finish across a house. Note that Unlacquered Brass and French Antique are living finishes and will darken with use, so an existing installed one will not match a new piece straight out of the box.

Emtek lists the 222307 as residential hardware, so it belongs on apartments, condos, single-family, and hospitality guest rooms rather than on a rated or high-traffic commercial opening. For a property manager standardizing pocket doors across units it works well, since the same 2 x 7 inch prep and the same ten finishes repeat unit to unit. For a commercial corridor or anything needing a rated assembly, specify commercial-grade hardware instead.

Yes on bypass doors, and that is one of its better uses. On a bypass closet the two panels pass within an inch or two of each other, so a surface pull would collide; the 1/8 inch projection clears. On a face-mounted barn door that slides across the wall, a flush pull works on the leading edge face but you may also want a surface handle, since a barn door has no pocket to hide in and most people expect something to grab. Non-issue for a bypass.

Treat them as different items rather than interchangeable ones. The Emtek 222307 is a contemporary knurled rectangular cup in brass, cut to a 2 inch by 7 inch face with 1/8 inch projection. The Baldwin 0397 SOL is a flush cup handle with a solid spindle ring pull in the Estate series, a traditional ring-in-cup form. The mortise pocket in the door is cut to the pull's own footprint, so substituting one for the other on a door already prepped means reworking the cutout, and on a run of doors where the 222307 knurled rectangle sets the look, the ring pull will read as a different piece of hardware rather than a match.

That is what the knurling is for. A flush cup pull gives you only a shallow recess to hook your fingers into, and a smooth brass cup gets slick with hand oils or wet hands. The cross-hatched knurled face on the 222307 gives the fingertips something to bite on when you drag the door out of the pocket. Worth it on heavy slabs and on doors in kitchens and baths.

No, and this is the common mismatch. The 222307 is a clean rectangular pull in a contemporary style, squared corners, flat face, knurled texture. If the rest of the house runs traditional, a round cup pull with a swing ring reads better with it, for example the Baldwin 0397 SOL Estate flush cup handle with solid spindle ring. Pick the shape to the era of the trim, then match the finish.