Emtek Spindle Cabinet Pull, Schaub Collection

Emtek rates the Spindle pull as residential hardware, so it is the wrong pick for a commercial casework spec that calls for a graded or abuse-rated pull. It is fine on apartment kitchens, condo units and single-family cabinetry. For a heavier duty bar pull, the Deltana SBP35 Modern Square Bar Pull is sold at 3-1/2 inch and is described as heavy-duty solid brass, and Trimco's 553 Series (3 inch ctc) and 562 Series (3-1/2 inch, 4 inch and 96mm ctc) drawer pulls are the institutional-side option.

You specify two things, center-to-center and finish, and the part number encodes both. The base number changes with size and the finish code is appended: SPC86128US10B is the 3 inch in Oil Rubbed Bronze, SPC86129US7 is the 3-1/2 inch in French Antique, SPC86130US15 the 4 inch in Satin Nickel, and SPC86248US26 the 6 inch in Polished Chrome. Quote the full string including the US code and you will get the right pull. All nine finishes are available in all four sizes.

The Emtek Spindle cabinet pull is brass and spans 3 inch to 12 inch center to center, so a 3-1/2 inch bore lines up with the Deltana SBP35 Modern Square Bar Pull, a heavy-duty solid brass pull at 3-1/2 inch center to center. The difference is the shape: the Spindle is a traditional turned-profile pull, while the SBP35 is a modern square bar. Same hole spacing, so an existing 3-1/2 inch drilled drawer front takes either without new holes. Trimco's 562 Series drawer pulls also cover 3-1/2 inch center to center, along with 4 inch and 96mm.

No. The names collide but the parts are unrelated. The SDC SP50 is a 50mm spindle used in door controls - it is the square bar that carries a lever through a lock chassis. The Emtek Spindle is a brass cabinet pull with 3 inch to 12 inch center to center spacing and mounting screws included. If you are searching on the word spindle for cabinetry, the Emtek is the pull; the SDC part will not mount to a drawer front.

The Emtek Spindle cabinet pull does come in 3 inch center to center, but it is a residential-rated pull in a traditional American Classic style. For a commercial casework job at the same 3 inch spacing, the Trimco 553 Series drawer pull is the direct drop-in on the same bore. Choosing between them is a question of whether the opening wants a decorative brass residential pull or an institutional-line drawer pull, not a question of hole layout - both land on 3 inch centers.

No - the bore spacing matches but the part does a different job. The Schaub Sabre pulls come in 3 inch center to center (10010), 4 inch center to center (10011) and 5 inch center to center (10012), and they are edge pulls, mounted on the edge of a door or drawer rather than on the face. The Emtek Spindle is a face-mounted cabinet pull. Ordering a Sabre expecting a surface pull on a drawer front will leave you with hardware that does not sit where your holes are drilled.

Mounting screws are included with the Spindle pull. Worth knowing before you order for a kitchen: screw length is sized for typical door and drawer fronts, so if you are pulling through a thick slab front or a front with an applied panel, plan on sourcing longer 8-32 machine screws yourself.

Nine finishes across the Spindle range: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL) and French Antique (US7). Those US codes are the ones to quote if you are matching the pulls to Emtek door hardware already in the house, since Emtek uses the same finish codes across knobsets and levers. Unlacquered Brass is the one that will patina, it is not sealed, so keep it off a job where the client expects the pulls to stay bright.

Spindle is a traditional, American Classic design, a turned spindle bar rather than a flat modern bar. If you want a squared-off contemporary profile instead, the comparable set runs modern: Omnia's 1968/102 at 4 inch center-to-center, and the 1969, 1970 and 1971 forged solid brass pulls with 1-3/16 inch, 1-1/4 inch and 1-3/16 inch projections respectively. Same brass construction, very different look on the door.

The Spindle tops out at 6 inch center-to-center. For a taller pantry door or an appliance front, the Schaub 79-8 Steamworks is an 8 inch cabinet pull catalogued as an appliance pull. Common practice is running the Spindle at 3 or 3-1/2 inch on the drawers and stepping up to 6 inch on the wide banks, which keeps the same design across the room.

Among the forged solid brass Omnia modern cabinet pulls, the 1969 and the 1971 are both built with 1-3/16 inch projection, and the 1970 comes in at 1-1/4 inch projection. If knuckle clearance in a tight galley or a drawer that sits near a wall return is driving the decision, those published projection figures give you a number to design to. The Emtek Spindle is a brass traditional-style pull covering 3 inch through 12 inch center to center, so match on bore first and then pick the projection that clears.

Appliance fronts want a longer, heavier pull than a standard cabinet pull. The Schaub 79-8 Steamworks 8 inch pull is built as an appliance pull, which is the right category for a refrigerator, freezer or range door. The Emtek Spindle is a cabinet pull and reaches 12 inch center to center at the top of its range, so it can cover long drawer banks, but the Steamworks is the part specified for appliance duty.

The Emtek Spindle carries a single traditional profile across 3 inch, 3-1/2 inch, 4 inch and 6 inch center to center in nine finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Satin Nickel (US15), Flat Black (US19) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), so one series covers a mix of drawer widths without changing the look. Where you need a knob on a narrow door in the same unit, the Orca Bachelor CK-15030 round knob at 1-1/4 inch diameter is a one-hole option, and for an appliance front the Schaub 79-8 Steamworks 8 inch appliance pull covers that opening.

A pull like the Spindle spans two holes and gives you a full-hand grip, which is what you want on heavy drawers and on anything a wet or gloved hand has to open. A knob is a single-hole mount and is faster to install and cheaper per opening, but it is a two-finger grip. If you want knobs on the upper doors 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.

No power, no wiring. Spindle is straight mechanical cabinet hardware, two screws through the drawer front and done. Nothing to run to it and nothing to maintain.