Schaub 533 1-1/4" Menlo Park Round Cabinet Knob

The 533 is part of Schaub's Menlo Park collection, so it finish-matches the rest of that line rather than being a one-off. It comes in seven finishes: Satin Nickel, Polished Chrome, Ancient Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Matte Black, Polished Nickel, and Signature Satin Brass. If you're standardizing a multi-unit building or a whole-house remodel, specify one finish code across the order and the knobs and matching collection pieces read as one set.

Base material is zinc, finished to the plating you select. That's a cast zinc knob, not solid brass. If a solid brass body is what the spec calls for, ZenSupply carries the Deltana KRB175 round knob with groove in solid brass at 1-3/4 inch diameter, and the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob. Those are a different look and, in the Deltana's case, a noticeably larger head than the 1-1/4 inch Menlo Park.

A knob mounts on a single hole, so the 533 drops onto any existing single-bore cabinet knob hole with an 8-32 screw, which is the standard thread on virtually all cabinet knobs. The 1-1/4 inch round head covers the hole and a bit of surrounding face. What it will not do is replace a pull: pulls use two holes on a set center-to-center spacing, and a single knob leaves the second hole exposed.

The Schaub 533 Menlo Park is a 1-1/4 inch diameter round cabinet knob in zinc with a 1 inch projection. For a bigger face, the Deltana KRB175 is a round knob with a groove, 1-3/4 inch diameter, in solid brass. That is a half inch more diameter across the face, and the Deltana carries a groove detail on the round profile where the Menlo Park is a plain round transitional knob. On a wide drawer front where a 1-1/4 inch knob reads small, the KRB175 gives the larger grip.

They are not the same part. The Schaub 533 is a Menlo Park collection round cabinet knob, 1-1/4 inch diameter, zinc, with an 8/32 thread. The Emtek pieces carrying the Schaub Collection name are separate part numbers in their own series: the Emtek 8665 in the Emtek SELECT series, the Emtek Allerton, the Emtek Art Deco, and the Emtek Astoria Glass. Each of those is specified as a cabinet knob/pull rather than a knob alone. A buyer matching existing Menlo Park knobs on a run of cabinets should order the Schaub 533 by part number, not an Emtek Schaub Collection item.

Projection is 1 inch from the face of the door or drawer front. That matters in a galley kitchen or a tight hallway of cabinets where a deeper knob catches clothing or a passing hip. It also decides finger clearance: with 1 inch of projection and a 1-1/4 inch diameter head, there's room to get a full grip rather than a fingertip pinch, which is what a property manager wants on cabinets that get opened all day.

Menlo Park is a transitional round knob, meaning a plain domed profile that sits between traditional and contemporary and doesn't commit the room to either. For something with more period character, ZenSupply carries the Orca Hardware CK-18032 Mission round cabinet knob from the 18-Mission Collection, and the Orca CK-19032 Whistler knob. If you want glass rather than metal, the Emtek Astoria glass cabinet knob is in the Schaub collection Emtek sells.

No separate order needed. The knob is supplied with an 8/32 by 1 inch machine screw, which handles the usual 3/4 inch cabinet door or drawer front. The only time you're buying hardware on top of this is a thicker or double-thickness front, where you swap in a longer 8-32 screw.

The Schaub 533 Menlo Park knob has a zinc base material. Two comparable knobs are specified in solid brass instead: the Deltana KRB175 round knob with groove at 1-3/4 inch diameter, and the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob. Brass and zinc knobs both take standard cabinet mounting, but a buyer specifying solid brass throughout a kitchen or a millwork package should order against the Deltana or Delaney part numbers rather than the 533.

The Schaub 533 Menlo Park uses an 8/32 thread with a 1 inch screw size and a 1 inch projection, which is the standard single-screw cabinet knob mounting through an existing bore. The Orca CK-18032 Mission and Orca CK-19032 Whistler are both cabinet knobs by function, and the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob and Deltana KRB175 round knob are single knobs as well. The Emtek 8665, Allerton, Art Deco and Astoria Glass items are specified as cabinet knob/pull, so confirm the piece being ordered is the knob and not a pull before drilling for a single bore.

The head measures 1-1/4 inch diameter with a 3/4 inch product dimension on the body and 1 inch of projection. At 1-1/4 inch it's a mid-size knob: right for standard base and wall cabinet doors and drawers, and a common choice when you want knobs on doors and pulls on wide drawers. On a tall pantry door or an oversized drawer front, many specifiers step up to a pull or a larger knob for visual balance, such as the 1-3/4 inch Deltana KRB175.

Seven finishes are offered on the 533: Matte Black (MB), Signature Satin Brass (SSB), Satin Nickel (SN), Brushed Nickel (BN), Polished Nickel (PN), Polished Chrome (PC), and Ancient Bronze (ABZ). Matte Black and Signature Satin Brass are the two that pair with the current black-and-brass kitchen palettes; Ancient Bronze is the warm dark option if you're matching older bronze plumbing fittings rather than going flat black.

The Schaub 533 Menlo Park is an all-metal round knob with a zinc base material in finishes including satin nickel, polished chrome, ancient bronze, brushed nickel, matte black, polished nickel and signature satin brass. Where a glass knob is wanted instead, the Emtek Astoria Glass cabinet knob is the glass option in the comparable set, and the Emtek Art Deco cabinet knob covers a period-detail profile. Both are specified as cabinet knob/pull. The 533 remains the choice where every knob in the run should read as one plain round metal knob.