Emtek Mod Hex Cabinet T-Knob, Schaub Collection

It is a single-hole knob, not a two-hole pull, so it mounts on one drilled hole and has no center-to-center dimension to match. The Mod Hex T-knob body runs crosswise off the post like a small bar rather than sitting as a dome, which gives fingers something to hook that a round knob does not. If you want a plain round profile instead, the Schaub 131 Artifex is a 1-1/2 inch round knob and the Deltana KRB175 is a 1-3/4 inch round knob with a groove.

Yes, if what is there now is a single-hole knob. One hole in, one hole out, nothing to redrill and no spacing to match. Where it does not work is replacing a two-hole pull, that leaves you a spare hole to fill and patch. Coming off an older knob, check the existing screw length against the supplied screw before you start the run.

Two inches is the only size the Mod Hex T-knob comes in, and it is a large knob by cabinet standards. On full-height pantry doors and wide drawer banks the scale works. On small upper doors or a narrow face frame it can crowd the stile. Where you need something smaller, the Schaub 1200 Modo is 16 mm, the Schaub 10030 and 10040 Cafe Modern knobs are 1 inch, and the Schaub 131 Artifex is 1-1/2 inch round.

Staying inside the same Schaub line, the Schaub 131 is a 1-1/2 inch round Artifex cabinet knob, and the Schaub 10040 is a 1 inch Cafe Modern oval knob with 7/8 inch center to center. Both are cabinet knobs like the Mod Hex T-knob, but the Mod Hex is a 2 inch T-shaped bar knob in brass, so the Schaub 131 round and the 10040 oval read as different shapes on the drawer front even though they serve the same function.

The Deltana KRB175 is a solid brass round knob with a groove, 1-3/4 inch diameter, in Deltana's Round Knob series, and the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob is another brass option in Delaney's Cabinet Knobs series. Both keep you in solid brass like the Mod Hex T-knob while giving a round profile instead of the hex bar.

The Schaub 1200 Modo cabinet knob is 16 mm, and the Schaub 10030 Cafe Modern oval slot knob is 1 inch with 7/8 inch center to center. Both are considerably shorter across than the 2 inch Mod Hex T-knob, which is the practical difference when the rail or stile does not leave room for a 2 inch bar.

The Mod Hex cabinet T-knob is designated residential. Where a heavier-duty knob is wanted, the Deltana KRB175 is described as a heavy-duty solid brass round knob at 1-3/4 inch diameter. Note the KRB175 is a round knob rather than a hex bar, so the look on the door front changes with it.

Brass, both the material and the substrate, so the finish sits on brass rather than on a cast zinc core. That matters on a knob people grip every day in a kitchen or bath, and it is why the Mod Hex is worth the money over a die-cast knob in a high-use cabinet run.

It is classed residential. That is the right call for single-family, condo, and higher-end multi-family unit kitchens and baths. For heavy institutional casework, dorm or school millwork taking constant abuse, a residential-rated decorative knob is not what you want to standardize a facility on.

Satin Nickel (US15) is SPC86728US15, Flat Black (US19) is SPC86728US19, and Satin Brass (US4) is SPC86728US4. The base number stays the same across the range and the finish code lands on the end, so a mixed-finish order is easy to check line by line before it goes in.

The Emtek Mod Hex cabinet T-knob is carried in Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B, Polished Nickel US14, Satin Nickel US15, Flat Black US19, Polished Chrome US26, and Satin Brass US4, all in the 2 inch size, so one shape carries across a mixed-finish property. Among the comparables, the Deltana KRB175 and the Delaney cabinet knob are both solid brass round knobs if a round profile is preferred for the same standardization.

The Mod Hex T-knob is an Urban Modern, contemporary design. For a mission or craftsman program, the Orca Hardware CK-18032 is a Mission round cabinet knob from Orca's 18-Mission Collection, and the Orca CK-19032 Whistler is a cabinet knob from the 19-Whistler Collection. Both are round cabinet knobs rather than a hex bar T-knob.

They are not a like-for-like swap on the drawer front. The Schaub 10030 and 10040 are 1 inch Cafe Modern oval knobs with 7/8 inch center to center, so they are oval knobs sized around a 7/8 inch spread, while the Mod Hex is a 2 inch T-knob. Swapping changes both the footprint on the face and the shape the hand meets, which matters when only some of the pulls in a run are being changed.

Contemporary and urban modern casework, flat-slab or simple shaker fronts. The faceted hex geometry reads modern rather than traditional. If the room is craftsman or transitional, the Orca CK-18032 Mission round knob fits that language better, and the Schaub 1200 Modo at 16 mm is a smaller minimalist option when you want the hardware to disappear.

All six Mod Hex finishes are named plated or coated finishes, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Satin Nickel, Flat Black, Polished Chrome and Satin Brass, rather than a raw living brass. Oil Rubbed Bronze is the one to watch on a heavily used cabinet: on brass hardware ORB is a darkened finish that wears toward the lighter base at grip points over years of handling. For the most stable appearance in a busy kitchen, Satin Nickel or Polished Chrome hold their look best.

Both are 1 inch Cafe Modern cabinet knobs with 7/8 inch center to center. The 10030 is the oval slot version and the 10040 is the plain oval, so the slot detail on the face is what separates them. Either is a smaller, oval alternative to the 2 inch Mod Hex hex-bar T-knob.

The Schaub 1200 Modo cabinet knob is specified at 16 mm. The Emtek Mod Hex T-knob is carried in a 2 inch size, so on a metric drawing the Modo is the one already dimensioned in millimeters.