Emtek Globe Cabinet Knob, Schaub Collection

The Globe knob is a 1-1/8 inch round knob, which is the middle of the road size for cabinet doors and standard drawer fronts. It reads as a small sphere rather than a statement pull, so it sits comfortably on a shaker rail without crowding the stile. Every finish is offered in that one size, so you are choosing finish only, not diameter.

A mounting screw is included with each knob. Cabinet knobs take a single machine screw through a bored hole in the door or drawer front, so nothing else is needed for a standard installation. If your fronts are thicker than usual, for instance a thick slab or a front with an applied panel, you may need a longer screw than the one supplied.

Residential. Emtek classifies the Globe as a residential cabinet knob, so for a multi-family unit turn, a model home, or a light hospitality casegood it is on spec. For heavy institutional millwork or a high-traffic public restroom vanity, spec cabinet hardware rated for commercial duty instead, since nothing here certifies it to a commercial cycle count.

The Emtek Globe cabinet knob is made in a 1-1/8 inch size. For a larger round knob, the Schaub 131 is a 1-1/2 inch round Artifex cabinet knob, and the Deltana KRB175 is a 1-3/4 inch diameter round knob with a groove in solid brass. All three are round knob profiles in brass, so the visual family holds as the diameter steps up on wider drawer faces.

The Schaub 10030 Cafe Modern oval slot cabinet knob and the Schaub 10040 Cafe Modern oval cabinet knob are both 1 inch and both carry a 7/8 inch center to center dimension, which means they take two mounting holes rather than the single screw the Emtek Globe uses. If the doors are already bored for a one-screw knob, those two are not a drop-in swap; the Schaub 131 round Artifex knob or the Deltana KRB175 round knob stay in the single-knob format.

Seven finishes: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL) and Satin Brass (US4). That is the complete range. Unlacquered brass is the one to think twice about on a busy kitchen, since it has no clear coat and will darken and patina with handling. The other six are finished to hold their appearance.

Emtek part numbers on the Globe run on the finish code: SPC86152US15 in Satin Nickel, SPC86152US14 in Polished Nickel, SPC86152US19 in Flat Black, SPC86152US26 in Polished Chrome, SPC86152US4 in Satin Brass, and SPC86152US3NL in Unlacquered Brass. The stem is the same across the range, so once you know a building's finish code you can reorder without hunting.

A knob is the simpler retrofit, because it needs one hole and has no center to center spacing to match. That makes the 1-1/8 inch Globe a straightforward swap on doors and small to mid drawers. Wide or heavy drawers, the sort a tenant yanks open loaded with pans, pull more evenly on a two hole pull. A common approach is knobs on the doors and pulls on the deep drawers. If you want the option of two hole spacing in a small knob format, Schaub makes knobs with a 7/8 inch center to center, such as the 10040 Cafe Modern Oval.

For a larger, heavier round knob, the Deltana KRB175 is solid brass at 1-3/4 inch diameter, noticeably bigger in the hand than the Globe's 1-1/8 inch. Delaney also makes a solid brass cabinet knob if you want a different brand in the same material. Within round knobs on the smaller side, the Schaub 131 Artifex is 1-1/2 inch and the Schaub 1200 Modo is 16 mm, which is under the Globe. Shape and diameter are the real difference between them, so pick by how it looks on your door width and how it feels to grip.

The Globe uses standard US finish codes, so US15 satin nickel here is the same designation you would spec on a passage set or a deadbolt, and US10B, US14, US19 and US26 line up the same way. That is what lets a property manager standardize a whole unit on one code. Two cautions: brass tones vary between manufacturers, so if you are matching an existing brand exactly it pays to compare in hand, and unlacquered brass US3NL will shift over time while a lacquered or plated finish beside it will not.

The Emtek Globe cabinet knob is a contemporary style round knob. For a period-leaning cabinet elevation, the Orca Hardware CK-18032 is a Mission round cabinet knob from the 18-Mission collection, and the Orca Hardware CK-19032 Whistler cabinet knob comes from the 19-Whistler collection. Both are round-format cabinet knobs, so the boring stays the same while the styling changes.

The Emtek Globe cabinet knob is a brass knob in a residential-duty cabinet application, offered in Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B, Polished Nickel US14, Satin Nickel US15, Flat Black US19, Polished Chrome US26, Unlacquered Brass US3NL, and Satin Brass US4. Two solid brass cross-references for standardizing a unit fleet are the Delaney Solid Brass Cabinet Knob and the Deltana KRB175 heavy-duty solid brass round knob at 1-3/4 inch diameter. Where the goal is one knob across many units, matching material and diameter matters more than the collection name.

The Deltana KRB175 is described as a heavy-duty round knob with a groove, 1-3/4 inch diameter, in solid brass. The Emtek Globe cabinet knob is a brass knob specified for residential cabinet use at 1-1/8 inch. For back-of-house casework or a rental turn where the same knob gets pulled all day, the larger heavy-duty round profile gives more to grip; where the cabinetry is a finished residential kitchen, the smaller Globe keeps the scale.

The Emtek Globe cabinet knob carries part numbers in the SPC86152 series with the finish code appended, such as SPC86152US15 for Satin Nickel and SPC86152US19 for Flat Black. The adjacent Schaub cabinet knobs order under their own numbers: 10030 and 10040 for the 1 inch Cafe Modern oval knobs, 1200 for the 16 mm Modo, and 131 for the 1-1/2 inch round Artifex. The base number identifies the design and the trailing US code identifies the finish on the Globe.

Contemporary. The Globe is a plain sphere with no detailing, which is why it carries a contemporary style designation rather than a traditional or mission one. If you are matching existing traditional millwork, something like the Orca CK-18032 Mission round knob is a closer stylistic fit. For a modern flat panel kitchen, the Globe's unbroken round profile is the point.