Emtek Alexander Cabinet Pull, Schaub Collection

Center-to-center is the hole spacing, and the Alexander is made in 3-1/2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch center-to-center. If your existing holes measure any of those, the pull drops onto them. Below 3-1/2 inches it will not reach: for a 3 inch spacing, the Trimco 553 drawer pull is built at 3 inch center-to-center. Measure hole center to hole center, not the overall length of the old pull, or you will order one size too big.

Two other brass pulls land on the same 3-1/2 inch hole spacing the Emtek Alexander cabinet pull uses in its smallest size. The Deltana SBP35 is a modern square bar pull at 3-1/2 inch, heavy-duty solid brass. The Trimco 562 series drawer pull lists 3-1/2 inch among its center-to-center options, along with 4 inch and 96mm. All three land on drawer fronts already drilled at 3-1/2 inch centers, so the decision is the profile and the finish family you are matching: the Alexander is an Art Deco form in brass, the SBP35 is a square bar.

The Emtek Alexander cabinet pull covers 4 inch center-to-center, and two other brands hit the same spacing. The Omnia 1968/102 is a modern cabinet pull in forged solid brass built at 4 inch center-to-center. The Trimco 562 series drawer pull lists 4 inch as one of its center-to-center options. All three mount to the same two-hole 4 inch drilling, so nothing about the drawer front changes between them; what changes is the shape and the brass treatment, with the Alexander an Art Deco profile and the Omnia 1968/102 a modern one.

The Emtek Alexander cabinet pull runs 3-1/2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch center-to-center, so 3 inch drilling calls for a different part. The Trimco 553 series drawer pull is built at 3 inch center-to-center and drops straight onto that hole pattern. If the cabinet is a face-frame job where the pull sits on the door edge rather than the face, the Schaub 10010 Sabre edge pull is also a 3 inch center-to-center part. Redrilling a 3 inch front to 3-1/2 inch leaves two filled holes behind the new pull, which is why the 3 inch part is usually the cleaner path on a retrofit.

The Emtek Alexander cabinet pull is sized in inches - 3-1/2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch center-to-center - and 96mm falls between the 3-1/2 inch and 4 inch sizes, close enough to look right on paper and far enough to miss the holes. The Trimco 562 series drawer pull lists 96mm as a center-to-center option alongside 3-1/2 inch and 4 inch, so it handles imported or metric-drilled boxes without redrilling. This is the usual catch on European frameless cabinetry and on replacement fronts sourced from a metric supplier.

The Alexander runs up to 10 and 12 inch center-to-center, which is appliance-panel scale rather than drawer scale, so you can carry the same design from the base cabinets onto a paneled fridge or dishwasher. Check what the panel is already drilled for first, since appliance panels are usually pre-bored. If you want a purpose-built appliance pull instead, the Schaub 79-8 Steamworks is an 8 inch appliance pull.

One pull per order, with the mounting hardware in the box. Count your doors and drawer fronts and order that quantity, one pull each. Nothing else is needed to hang it.

Seven sizes in one design, 3-1/2 through 12 inch center-to-center, so small drawers, wide banks and appliance panels all read the same. Six finishes: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Brass (US4) and Satin Nickel (US15). One caution for portfolio work: the Alexander is specified for residential use, so it suits apartment kitchens, unit turns and model units rather than heavy public-side millwork.

Art Deco in style, American Classic in feel, and it is brass. For a squarer, more contemporary bar in the same hole spacings, the Deltana SBP35 is a heavy-duty solid brass modern square bar pull at 3-1/2 inch center-to-center, and the Omnia 1968/102 is a forged solid brass modern pull at 4 inch center-to-center. Both line up with an Alexander in those sizes, so it is a straight swap on existing holes.

No. The Alexander is a surface-mounted bar pull that stands off the face, so on sliding or flush-fitting doors it will hit the neighboring panel. Use a recessed edge pull instead: the Schaub Sabre edge pulls come at 3 inch (10010), 4 inch (10011) and 5 inch (10012) center-to-center. Save the Alexander for hinged doors and drawer fronts with clearance in front of them.

No - they mount differently. The Emtek Alexander is a cabinet pull, a two-post part that spans a center-to-center dimension from 3-1/2 inch up to 12 inch. The Orca Hardware CK-15030 Bachelor Collection round cabinet knob and CK-16030 round ring cabinet knob are 1-1/4 inch diameter knobs, and the CK-17025 Blackcomb Collection square cabinet knob is 25mm, all single-point cabinet knobs. Swapping a pull for a knob means one hole where there were two, so the old pull holes stay visible unless the front is replaced. Knobs are the usual choice on small doors and narrow drawers where a 3-1/2 inch span will not fit.

The center-to-center numbers overlap but the mounting location does not. The Emtek Alexander cabinet pull is a face-mounted brass pull offered at 3-1/2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch center-to-center. The Schaub 10010, 10011 and 10012 Sabre pulls are edge pulls at 3 inch, 4 inch and 5 inch center-to-center, made to sit on the edge of the door or drawer rather than on its face. An edge pull leaves the face of the slab clean, which is why it shows up on flat-panel and appliance-panel work; it is not a drop-in for holes already drilled through a drawer front.

The Emtek Alexander cabinet pull reaches 8 inch center-to-center and continues to 10 inch and 12 inch, so it will span an appliance panel. The Schaub 79-8 Steamworks 8 inch pull is built as an appliance pull at that same 8 inch length. The practical difference is what the part is engineered to carry: an appliance panel gets pulled against a door gasket every day, while a drawer pull sees lighter loading. Where a kitchen is being run in one look, the longer Alexander sizes let the appliance panels carry the same Art Deco profile and the same finish as the cabinet runs.

Projection decides knuckle clearance where a drawer sits under a countertop overhang or beside a wall return. The Emtek Alexander cabinet pull lists a 1-1/8 inch projection. Among the forged solid brass Omnia pulls, the 1969 and the 1971 are both listed at 1-3/16 inch projection and the 1970 at 1-1/4 inch. That spread is under an eighth of an inch across the group, so all four clear a hand; it matters when the drawer opens into a tight galley or against an adjacent appliance handle, where the shallower stand-off buys back the difference.

Brass, both the material and the substrate, so the finish sits on solid metal rather than plated steel. If you would rather spend less on the material and are working in satin nickel, the Orca CK-12001 T-pull bar is steel with a 2 inch bar width in satin nickel.

Clearance comes down to how far the pull stands off the face. If you want a stated projection to work with, the Omnia forged solid brass pulls publish theirs: the 1969 and 1971 at 1-3/16 inch and the 1970 at 1-1/4 inch. The Alexander gives you the size range instead, 3-1/2 through 12 inch center-to-center, so it is the one to pick when spanning wide drawer banks matters more than shaving the standoff.

The Emtek Alexander cabinet pull is brass, offered in Flat Black US19, Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B, Polished Chrome US26, Polished Nickel US14, Satin Brass US4 and Satin Nickel US15. The Orca Hardware CK-12001 T-pull bar is a steel pull with a 2 inch bar width in satin nickel. Brass and steel take plated finishes differently, so a satin nickel over brass and a satin nickel over steel are worth seeing side by side before mixing them in the same room - on a run where every pull is visible at once, ordering the whole run in one material and one finish is how you keep the tone consistent.

The Emtek Alexander cabinet pull is an Art Deco profile on an American Classic theme, in brass, and it is designated for residential use. The Omnia 1968/102, 1969, 1970 and 1971 are modern cabinet pulls in forged solid brass, and the Deltana SBP35 is a modern square bar in solid brass. All of them are brass pulls that mount the same way, so on a kitchen where the cabinetry is traditional or transitional the Alexander carries the period line, and where the doors are flat slab the modern square and bar profiles read as part of the door rather than as ornament.