Emtek Modern Designer Brass Knobset - Freestone Knob, Dummy (Pair)

No door prep is needed. The Freestone dummy pair is surface mount, so it screws to the face of the door rather than going through a 2-1/8 inch cross bore. That makes it the right choice for closet doors, French door inactive leaves, and pantry doors that were never drilled, and it also means it cannot latch anything: a dummy knob is a pull only, with no latchbolt and no turning mechanism.

It's a residential product, and it carries no ANSI/BHMA grade. For a commercial opening under traffic, the graded dummy options are better placed: the Schlage A170 single dummy trim is Grade 2 heavy duty, and the BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is Grade 2 medium duty. Use the Freestone where the look drives the decision, on residential and light hospitality interiors.

Yes, wrong part. A dummy has no latch and no keyed cylinder, so the door will swing free. If you need the door to stay shut but not lock, order a passage knob such as the Bravura Albany or Lynchburg passage knobset, the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 passage, or the Corbin Russwin CK4310 Grade 1 passage. For a bath or bedroom you want a privacy function, like the Dexter C2000 privacy or the Cal-Royal BER20.

Yes. The Freestone dummy is surface mount and covers no bore, so on a door already drilled for a cylindrical lock it may leave the hole exposed depending on rosette size. Cylindrical dummy trims made for a bored door include the Schlage A170 single dummy, which fits 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inch doors, the BEST 6K Series single dummy trim, the Bravura Biloxi dummy knobset, and the Cal-Royal BA40, rated for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Schlage A170 single dummy trim is the nearest commercial-grade counterpart. It is a Grade 2 cylindrical non-keyed knob in the A Series, rated heavy duty, and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick. The Emtek Freestone dummy is a brass, non-keyed dummy knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch and mounts to the surface with no door prep. The A170 is single trim, so a closet or double door needing a knob on both faces takes two of them, while the Freestone dummy is sold as a pair. BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is the same idea at Grade 2 medium duty.

A dummy knob has no latch and no door prep, so if the door has to stay shut you need a passage function instead. In a matching traditional brass look, the Omnia 434/PA is the passage latchset version of the 434 egg knob with a 3 inch projection. For a graded interior passage, Dexter C2000 is Grade 2 for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, Corbin Russwin CK4410 is Grade 2 in the CK4400 Series over the same thickness range, and Schlage D10S is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage latch with the Orbit knob. Pamex FTF30 is a Grade 3 passage knob lockset for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Emtek Freestone dummy is non-keyed with no locking function at all, so a bath or bedroom door needs a privacy set. Baldwin Estate 5077 Bethpage is a privacy knob with the R027 rose, and the preconfigured Baldwin 5000 Baltimore privacy uses the 5148 rose with a 2-3/8 inch backset and full lip strike. Deltana 6112 St. Thomas is a privacy knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. On the graded side, Dexter C2000 privacy is Grade 2 for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and Cal-Royal BER20 is a Grade 3 privacy knob with brass trim over the same range.

The Emtek Freestone knobset is designated residential, so an opening written to an ANSI grade should be filled from the graded lines. Schlage A170 single dummy trim is Grade 2 heavy duty in the A Series; BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is Grade 2 medium duty; Bravura Biloxi dummy knobset is Grade 2. If the specification calls for Grade 1 on that opening, the graded knob locks are functional rather than dummy: Corbin Russwin CK4310 is Grade 1 passage for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, Falcon X101 is Grade 1 heavy duty passage with a fire rating for 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and Sargent 8XG04 is a Grade 1 heavy duty storeroom knob lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset.

Several knob products are trim-only or single-piece and do not serve the same purpose as a knob pair with no door prep. The Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only with B design in the 7800 Series, and the Sargent 28C-KNOB is exit device trim with knob and rose for 1-3/4 inch doors, both of which mount to a device or lock body rather than standing alone. The Imperial USA ED-BKL580 is knob trim in the ED-500 Series with a storeroom function. Single dummy trim such as the Schlage A170 or BEST 6K covers one face only. The Emtek Freestone dummy is sold as a complete pair for one door.

Seven finishes: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). Split finish is an option on the order, so you can run one finish on the hallway side and another on the room side, which is common when a bedroom or bath is decorated differently than the corridor. Note that Unlacquered Brass is a living finish and will patina.

Six rosette styles: Disk, Modern Rectangular, Modern, Neos, Square, and Urban Modern. Any brass rosette can be ordered with the knob, so you can match the rose shape already on the other doors in the house rather than being locked to one trim plate.

The Freestone is an Urban Modern style knob with a contemporary look, and because the rosette is ordered separately from six shapes and seven finishes, you can line it up with what is already on the other doors. Matching across a house comes down to picking the same rosette shape and the same US finish code you already have, for example US15 Satin Nickel or US10B Oil Rubbed Bronze.

Both are dummy function knobs and both cover doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, but they are not the same purchase. The Cal-Royal BA40 is a dummy knob cylindrical lock in the Barrington BA series. The Emtek Freestone dummy is brass, sold as a complete pair, surface mounted with no door prep, and orderable with any brass rosette across seven finishes from Flat Black to Unlacquered Brass. If the order is for one knob on one face, the BA40 and the Emtek pair are different counts of hardware.

The Emtek Freestone knobset covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. For a thicker leaf, Deltana 3381 Egg Knob entry, 6171 Round Knob entry and 6112 St. Thomas privacy all range 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Corbin Russwin CK4310 Grade 1 passage and CK4851 entrance/office also cover 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and Falcon X101 Grade 1 passage goes to 2-1/4 inch. Lockey 3830 keyless combination knob covers 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch.

A dummy goes on closet and inactive leaves; the swinging doors still need passage and privacy in the same knob design. Pamex Baron FTF is available as Grade 3 in privacy, passage and entrance/office, all for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, so one design covers three functions. Dexter C2000 covers passage, privacy, entry/office and classroom at Grade 2 over the same thickness range. Schlage Residential F500 Plymouth with Georgian knob ships as a combo pack with adjustable backsets and dual strikes. The Emtek Freestone dummy pair is brass in seven finishes, from Oil Rubbed Bronze to Polished Nickel, if the decorative doors are being matched separately.

A dummy is already the simplest knob there is, with no latch, no cylinder and no bore. The Emtek Freestone dummy is non-keyed brass that mounts to the door face with no prep, sold as a pair. Cal-Royal BA40 is a dummy knob in the Barrington BA series for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and Bravura Biloxi is a Grade 2 dummy knobset with round trim. Omnia 458/0 is a single dummy latchset with a 2-3/8 inch backset, which means it is prepped like a lockset rather than surface applied.

Brass, both material and substrate, and it sits in Emtek's Brass collection. That matters for a coastal or high-humidity install and for anyone specifying unlacquered brass, since a plated part cannot patina the way solid brass does.

No power, no wiring, no batteries. The Freestone dummy is a mechanical, non-electronic knob, and being a dummy it has no lock mechanism at all, so there is nothing to fail in a power outage and nothing to tie into an access control system.