Emtek Mod Hex Cabinet Knob, Schaub Collection

Two diameters: 1-1/8 inch and 1-1/2 inch. Both are the same hex-faced solid brass knob, so you can run the smaller one on drawer banks and step up to the 1-1/2 inch on tall pantry or appliance doors without breaking the look. Every finish is offered in both sizes.

A mounting screw ships with each knob. Standard cabinet knob screws are 8-32 machine screws, and thicker doors or drawer fronts (or a door with an applied panel) can need a longer screw than the one supplied, so check your front thickness before install day if you are hanging a full kitchen.

The Schaub 10030 Cafe Modern Oval Slot knob is 1 inch with a 7/8 inch center to center, and the Schaub 10040 Cafe Modern Oval is 1 inch with the same 7/8 inch center to center. Both are two-hole mountings, so they need a pair of bores in the door or drawer front. The Mod Hex knob ships with a mounting screw for single-point mounting. Replacing an existing single-bore knob with either Cafe Modern oval means drilling a second hole, so they are not a drop-in for a Mod Hex opening even though both are catalogued as cabinet knobs.

The Schaub 131 Artifex cabinet knob is a 1-1/2 inch round knob, matching the 1-1/2 inch size the Mod Hex knob is offered in. The difference is the face: Mod Hex is a hexagonal, Urban Modern profile in brass, while the Artifex 131 is round. If the cabinet run needs the same footprint on the door or drawer front but a softer shape, the 131 is the swap; if the faceted look is the point, stay with Mod Hex.

Six: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), and Satin Brass (US4). That is the complete finish range, and each one is made in both the 1-1/8 inch and 1-1/2 inch diameter, so a kitchen mixing knob sizes stays matched.

Brass, both the material and the substrate, so the finish sits on brass rather than a pot-metal casting. That matters on a knob that gets handled every day, since a plated zinc knob wears through at the grip points first.

Emtek lists the Mod Hex as residential hardware. It fits single-family, condo, and multi-family unit kitchens and baths well. For a commercial casework spec or a high-abuse institutional setting, look at a heavier round knob like the Deltana KRB175, a heavy-duty 1-3/4 inch solid brass round knob.

The Mod Hex is a contemporary, urban modern design, and the faceted hex profile reads as geometric rather than traditional, which suits flat-panel and slab fronts. If you want something softer for the same modern kitchen, the Schaub 10040 is a 1 inch Cafe Modern oval knob, and the Schaub 1200 Modo is a smaller 16 mm knob for a more minimal look. For Shaker or craftsman doors, the Orca CK-18032 Mission round knob is the closer match.

For a typical kitchen, the 1-1/8 inch handles cabinet doors and small drawers comfortably. Wide or heavy drawers, and full-height pantry doors, pull easier on the 1-1/2 inch because there is more knob to grip. Plenty of jobs run both sizes in the same finish, and all six finishes are made in each diameter.

The Schaub 1200 Modo is a 16 mm cabinet knob, which is smaller than either Mod Hex size at 1-1/8 inch and 1-1/2 inch. On slab drawer fronts, narrow stiles, or a bank of small utility drawers where a 1-1/8 inch knob reads heavy, the 16 mm Modo keeps the same contemporary look at a reduced footprint.

The Deltana KRB175 is a heavy-duty solid brass round knob at 1-3/4 inch diameter, larger than the Mod Hex knob's 1-1/8 inch and 1-1/2 inch sizes and carrying a groove detail on the face. Property managers standardizing across high-traffic multi-family kitchens or laundry casework often want the larger grip; the Mod Hex knob is a residential brass knob in a hexagonal contemporary profile.

The Orca Hardware CK-18032 Mission round cabinet knob comes out of the 18-Mission collection, and the Orca CK-19032 Whistler knob comes out of the 19-Whistler collection. Both are round-profile cabinet knobs. The Emtek Mod Hex is a faceted hex knob in an Urban Modern, contemporary style, so on Shaker or raised-panel doors where a flat-topped hex reads out of place, the Mission or Whistler profile is the alternative to spec.

The Delaney solid brass cabinet knob is a brass-bodied cabinet knob, as is the Deltana KRB175, a heavy-duty solid brass round knob at 1-3/4 inch. The Emtek Mod Hex is brass as well, with a brass substrate, so all three hold up the same way to kitchen humidity and daily use. The choice comes down to profile and size: hexagonal at 1-1/8 inch or 1-1/2 inch for the Mod Hex, round at 1-3/4 inch with a groove for the KRB175.

Flat Black (US19) is SPC86457US19 in the 1-1/8 inch and SPC86458US19 in the 1-1/2 inch. The base number changes with size, and the US finish code is appended, so the same pattern holds across the range: SPC86457 for the small, SPC86458 for the large.

The Mod Hex is itself part of the Schaub collection under Emtek. If you want a different shape within the same family, the Schaub 131 is a 1-1/2 inch round Artifex knob, matching the larger Mod Hex diameter with a round rather than faceted face. The Schaub 1200 Modo is the small-scale option at 16 mm.

Yes. The Emtek Mod Hex knob is part of the Schaub collection, and Schaub peers such as the 131 Artifex at 1-1/2 inch, the 1200 Modo at 16 mm, and the 10040 Cafe Modern Oval at 1 inch sit alongside it. A common approach is knobs on doors and a different profile on drawers within one program. Confirm the finish name matches across the parts you order; the Mod Hex knob runs Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B, Polished Nickel US14, Satin Nickel US15, Flat Black US19, Polished Chrome US26, and Satin Brass US4.