Emtek Kenter Cabinet Knob, Schaub Collection

The Kenter cabinet knob is a solid brass knob offered in a 1-1/4 inch size. If you want a bigger knob face in the same material, the Deltana KRB175 is a heavy-duty solid brass round knob with a groove detail in a 1-3/4 inch diameter. That half-inch jump reads noticeably larger on a drawer front, so mock one up before committing a whole kitchen.

Not necessarily interchangeable. The Emtek Kenter cabinet knob ships with a mounting screw and installs on a single hole, as knobs normally do. The Schaub 10030 and Schaub 10040 Cafe knobs are both listed with a 7/8 inch center to center dimension, meaning they are two-post oval knobs rather than single-screw knobs. If your doors are drilled for one hole, a single-post knob such as the Deltana KRB175 or the Orca CK-19032 Whistler is the cleaner swap.

Yes, a mounting screw ships with each knob, so you are not sourcing hardware separately. Standard cabinet knob screws are 8-32 thread; if your doors or drawer fronts are thicker than usual you may want longer 8-32 screws on hand.

Emtek lists the Kenter as residential. For apartment turns, single family remodels and hospitality casework it is the right class of hardware; for high-abuse institutional casework you would want to look at a heavy-duty knob such as the Deltana KRB175.

The Kenter is solid brass throughout. If you do not need brass, the Schaub 1200 Modo is built from zinc and aluminum in a 16 mm size, and the Schaub 131 Artifex is cast in Britannium at 1-1/2 inch diameter. Both are different base metals, so expect the finish behavior and hand-feel to differ from a brass knob.

The Kenter is styled as an American Classic, timeless-classic design. Within the Schaub range the Cafe knobs - the 10030 modern oval slot and the 10040 modern oval - are both described as modern shapes, so they lean a different direction. The Schaub 131 Artifex is a round knob in Britannium at 1-1/2 inch diameter, a warmer traditional cast finish, and the Orca CK-18032 Mission is a round Mission-collection knob if you want a period-craftsman profile instead.

The Emtek Kenter cabinet knob is classified for residential use. If the cabinets see harder service, the Deltana KRB175 is specified as a heavy-duty solid brass round knob in a 1-3/4 inch diameter, which is the sturdier build in the round-knob group. Another solid brass option in the same general class is the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob.

Yes. It is a single-hole cabinet knob, so it mounts through one bore on either a door stile or a drawer front. If you want a pull that spans two holes on wide drawers, look at a center-to-center pull instead, for example the Schaub 10030 Cafe knob is drilled 7/8 inch center to center.

Emtek places Kenter in its Timeless Classics styling under an American Classic theme, so it sits comfortably on shaker, raised panel and traditional inset casework. For a craftsman or mission look the Orca CK-18032 Mission round knob is closer; for something more contemporary the Schaub 10040 Cafe modern oval is the different direction.

The Emtek Kenter cabinet knob is a classic-profile brass knob offered in six finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B, Flat Black US19, Polished Chrome US26 and Satin Brass US4. For a more contemporary round shape, the Orca CK-19032 Whistler is a cabinet knob from the Whistler collection, and the Schaub 1200 Modo is a compact 16 mm knob. Both read cleaner and less ornamented than the Kenter.