Emtek Ivory Madison Cabinet Knob with Wrought Steel Stem, Schaub Collection

Two diameters, 1-1/4 inch and 1-3/4 inch, and both are offered in either Flat Black Steel (FBS) or Satin Steel (SWS) stems. The smaller one suits upper cabinet doors and drawer banks where a row of knobs sits close together; the 1-3/4 inch reads better on wide or tall drawer fronts and pantry doors where a small knob looks lost.

The Deltana KRB175 round knob with groove is a heavy-duty solid brass knob at 1-3/4 inch diameter, matching the larger of the two Madison sizes. The difference is the body material and look: the Madison pairs a porcelain-style knob with a wrought steel stem, while the KRB175 is solid brass throughout with a grooved round profile. If the cabinet run needs a single-material metal knob rather than a two-tone porcelain-and-steel knob, the KRB175 covers the same footprint.

A mounting screw is included with the knob, so no separate fastener order is needed for a standard cabinet door or drawer front. If your fronts are unusually thick (stacked panels, applied moulding, thick slab drawer faces), plan on sourcing a longer 8-32 machine screw, since only the supplied screw ships with the knob.

It's a two-material knob: an ivory porcelain-style knob body on a wrought steel stem, which is where the Flat Black Steel and Satin Steel finish choices show up. The steel stem is the part that carries the load and takes the screw, so you get a ceramic look without a purely ceramic mounting point.

It's classified as residential hardware. For single-family, custom kitchen, and high-end multi-family unit work it's the right category. For heavy-traffic commercial millwork, casework in schools or healthcare, or anywhere you need a documented durability grade, pick a knob specified for that duty instead.

The Madison ivory knob is part of Emtek's Wrought Steel collection, and its Flat Black Steel (FBS) and Satin Steel (SWS) finishes are the collection's own steel finishes rather than a plated brass black. Black finishes across different collections and brands rarely read identically side by side, so if you're mixing, order one knob first and hold it against the pulls you already have.

Several straight metal options. The Deltana KRB175 is a heavy-duty solid brass round knob with a groove at the same 1-3/4 inch diameter as the larger Madison, so it's a direct size swap in a metal body. Schaub's 131 Artifex is a 1-1/2 inch round knob in Britannium if you want a cast, slightly antiqued look. For something smaller and modern, the Schaub 1200 Modo is a 16 mm knob in zinc and aluminum, and Orca's CK-18032 Mission round knob is a simpler traditional profile.

Two go smaller. The Schaub 1200 Modo is a 16 mm cabinet knob built in zinc and aluminum, which is the most compact of the group, and the Schaub 10030 Cafe modern oval slot knob and Schaub 10040 Cafe modern oval knob are both 1 inch diameter in solid brass with 7/8 inch center to center. The Cafe knobs are oval rather than round, so they read differently on a narrow drawer face than the round Madison.

The Schaub 131 Artifex round cabinet knob is a 1-1/2 inch diameter knob finished in Britannium, a darkened pewter-tone metal that suits the same rustic direction the Madison is styled for. It sits between the Madison's 1-1/4 inch and 1-3/4 inch sizes. The Madison keeps a porcelain-style knob on a wrought steel stem; the Artifex is a single-piece metal knob.

The Emtek Madison is listed for residential use and combines a porcelain-style knob with a wrought steel stem, which is a decorative choice more than a volume one. For a straightforward fleet refresh, the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob is a plain one-piece brass knob, and the Deltana KRB175 is a heavy-duty solid brass round knob at 1-3/4 inch. Both avoid a porcelain face on the wear surface, which is the usual consideration when the same knob is going on hundreds of doors.

They are not a like-for-like swap. Both Schaub Cafe knobs, the 10030 oval slot and the 10040 modern oval, are 1 inch diameter with a 7/8 inch center to center dimension, which makes them a different footprint from the 1-1/4 inch and 1-3/4 inch Madison sizes, and their oval form will not cover the same area on the door face. They are also a modern profile against the Madison's rustic porcelain-and-steel styling. Use them when you are re-specifying the whole run, not when matching an existing Madison installation.

That's the intent. Emtek files the Madison under its Rustic Living theme, and the combination of an ivory porcelain-look knob with a wrought steel stem is the classic farmhouse pairing, especially the Flat Black Steel stem against painted or stained shaker fronts.

Yes, and it's a common layout. Run the 1-1/4 inch on upper doors and smaller drawers, and the 1-3/4 inch on wide base drawers and the pantry. Both sizes come in the same Flat Black Steel and Satin Steel stems, so the finish stays consistent across the run.

The Orca Hardware CK-18032 Mission round cabinet knob comes from the 18-Mission Collection and is the direct pick for a craftsman or mission cabinet program. The Orca CK-19032 Whistler cabinet knob from the 19-Whistler Collection is the other Orca option if you want a lodge-leaning profile. The Emtek Madison is styled toward rustic living with a porcelain knob on a wrought steel stem, so it reads softer than either Orca profile.