Emtek Mod Hex Cabinet Pull, Schaub Collection

The Mod Hex pull is made in seven center-to-center spacings: 3-1/2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 inches. That range covers small drawer fronts through tall pantry and full-height doors, so a kitchen or a whole unit can be pulled from one design. Match the spacing to the existing bore holes if you are swapping pulls on cabinetry that is already drilled, since the screw spacing is what has to line up.

The Omnia 1968/102 modern cabinet pull is forged solid brass with 4 inch center-to-center spacing, matching the 4 inch hole spacing the Mod Hex offers. Both are brass pulls, so drilling stays on the same 4 inch layout. The Mod Hex is an Urban Modern hex-profile pull in brass; the Omnia 1968/102 carries Omnia's own modern profile, so the bar shape at the door face differs even though the mounting centers line up.

The Deltana SBP35 modern square bar pull is a heavy-duty solid brass pull at 3-1/2 inch, the same center-to-center the Mod Hex covers at its short end. The difference is the bar cross section: the SBP35 is a square bar, while the Mod Hex is a hex profile in brass. On an existing 3-1/2 inch drilling either one lands on the same holes.

Mounting screws ship with the pull. Nothing else is needed for a standard install beyond a drill and bit if you are boring new holes. Note that cabinet screws come in a set length, so unusually thick drawer fronts or applied-panel fronts can call for longer machine screws sourced separately.

Six finishes: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Brass (US4) and Satin Nickel (US15). Those US codes are the standard finish designations, so a US15 Mod Hex pull is specified to the same satin nickel code as US15 door hardware. Living finishes like oil rubbed bronze change with handling over time, so expect some variation against older installed pieces.

Brass, both in material and substrate, so the finish sits on brass rather than a pot-metal casting. That matters for drawer pulls that get gripped wet or with cleaning chemicals, and it is why the pull can carry a plated finish like polished chrome or polished nickel over the same base metal.

Emtek lists the Mod Hex as residential hardware. For a single-family remodel, a condo unit, or a model-unit upgrade it is the right class of product. If you are specifying for high-traffic commercial millwork or an institutional facility where you want a duty-rated pull, look at a heavy-duty option instead, such as the Deltana SBP35 modern square bar pull in solid brass, or the Trimco 553 and 562 Series drawer pulls, which are contract-line products.

It comes down to the bar profile and the brand's spacing range. Mod Hex uses a hex bar in an urban modern look and covers 3-1/2 through 12 inch center to center in one design, so you can run the same pull on drawers and tall doors. The Omnia alternatives are forged solid brass and are model-specific: the 1968/102 is a 4 inch center-to-center pull, while the 1970 is built with a 1-1/4 inch projection and the 1969 and 1971 with a 1-3/16 inch projection. If clearance off the face of the cabinet is what you are solving for, the Omnia models are the ones with a published projection.

The Mod Hex is a cabinet pull, and the largest spacing it is made in is 12 inches center to center. Appliance panels on a full-height refrigerator or a freezer column usually want a longer, heavier pull built for that load. For that job look at a purpose-built appliance pull such as the Schaub 79-8 Steamworks 8 inch pull. On a dishwasher or a smaller panel, a 10 or 12 inch Mod Hex is a reasonable match to the rest of the kitchen.

Yes, the wrong choice for that. Mod Hex is a bar-style cabinet pull that stands proud of the face, which is what you want for grip but not for a flush or sliding application. Where a door slides past another or a drawer sits in a tight walkway, an edge pull works better: the Schaub Sabre Collection edge pulls come in solid brass at 3, 4 and 5 inch center to center. Those mount at the edge of the panel rather than on the face.

Projection is the number to compare. The Omnia 1969 modern cabinet pull is forged solid brass with a 1-3/16 inch projection, the Omnia 1971 is also forged solid brass at 1-3/16 inch projection, and the Omnia 1970 is forged solid brass at 1-1/4 inch projection. All three are brass pulls in a modern profile, so they sit in the same design family as the Mod Hex while giving you a published stand-off figure to check against your clearance.

They are different parts. The Schaub 10010, 10011 and 10012 Sabre pulls are edge pulls, mounted at the edge of a door or drawer front rather than across the face, and they come in 3 inch, 4 inch and 5 inch center-to-center. The Mod Hex is a face-mounted cabinet pull in brass running from 3-1/2 inch up to 12 inch center-to-center. If the design calls for a bar standing off the face, the Sabre edge pull is not a drop-in for it.

The Schaub 79-8 Steamworks 8 inch pull is built as an appliance pull, which is the part type intended for refrigerator, freezer and range fronts. The Mod Hex reaches the same 8 inch center-to-center and goes on to 10 inch and 12 inch, but it is a cabinet pull in brass rather than an appliance-specific pull. Matching an appliance run to surrounding cabinetry is a common reason buyers choose the longer Mod Hex sizes instead.

The Trimco 553 series drawer pull is offered at 3 inch center-to-center and the Trimco 562 series at 3-1/2 inch, 4 inch and 96mm. The Mod Hex is a brass pull listed for residential use, in center-to-center sizes from 3-1/2 inch through 12 inch and six finishes including Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Brass (US4) and Satin Nickel (US15). Where the Trimco series cover the short drawer sizes, the Mod Hex lets you carry one profile across drawers and full-height doors in a single finish.

No, those are knobs, not pulls. The Orca CK-15030 Bachelor round cabinet knob and CK-16030 Bachelor round ring knob are both 1-1/4 inch diameter, and the CK-17025 Blackcomb square knob is 25mm diameter. Each mounts on a single screw hole. The Mod Hex is a two-hole cabinet pull with center-to-center spacing from 3-1/2 inch to 12 inch, so swapping to a knob leaves an unused hole in an existing drawer front.

Mod Hex is a pull only, in center-to-center sizes from 3-1/2 to 12 inches, so it takes two holes per piece. Knobs take a single hole and are the usual pick for small upper doors where a bar would look heavy, while pulls are easier to grab with wet or gloved hands and are standard on drawers. If you want knobs on the uppers and pulls on the drawers, the Orca Hardware Bachelor Collection round knob and round ring knob are both 1-1/4 inch diameter, and the Blackcomb square knob is 25mm.

Mod Hex is an Emtek series sold under the Schaub Collection, so you may see it referenced either way. Ordering is the same either way: pick a center-to-center spacing and a finish. The two choices you have to make are the hole spacing and one of the six finishes, and that combination is the whole order.

That is the case the size run is built for. One hex bar profile spans 3-1/2 inch spacing for narrow drawers up to 12 inch spacing for pantry and tall doors, so the look stays consistent while the proportion scales with the front. The usual approach is to step the spacing with drawer width, keeping the larger sizes for wide drawers and full-height doors, and to hold one finish across the room.

The Orca CK-12001 T-pull bar is steel in satin nickel with a 2 inch bar width, from the 12-Bar Pull series. The Mod Hex is brass and offers Satin Nickel (US15) among its six finishes, so the visible finish is comparable while the base material differs. Buyers standardizing a whole kitchen on one substrate usually pick on that point.