Schaub 61 City Lights Soft Square Glass Knob

The Schaub 61 knob uses an 8/32 x 1 inch machine screw, which is the standard cabinet knob thread. On a 3/4 inch thick door or drawer front, a 1 inch screw leaves about 1/4 inch of thread in the knob, so it works on standard 3/4 inch material. Thicker fronts, or a front with a 1/4 inch applied panel or backplate, need a longer 8-32 screw.

A single-hole knob like the 61 mounts through one bore with an 8-32 screw, so it drops onto any existing single knob hole. The only thing to confirm is the 3/4 inch base diameter, which is small, so it will not cover wear rings or finish shadow left by a larger knob. If you need more coverage, a bigger head such as the 1-3/4 inch Deltana KRB175 round knob hides more.

The Emtek Astoria Glass Cabinet Knob, part of Emtek's Schaub Collection, is the nearest glass-bodied counterpart. Both are glass cabinet knobs; the Schaub 61 is a soft square form in the City Lights collection with a 1-1/4 inch knob diameter and 1-1/4 inch projection, while the Astoria is Emtek's own glass knob series and is catalogued as a knob/pull function. If the design intent is glass on contemporary cabinetry, the Schaub 61 soft square is the squared profile; the Astoria is the alternate glass styling.

For turnover units and high-traffic cabinetry where a glass body is a concern, an all-metal knob is the usual swap. The Deltana KRB175 is a solid brass round knob with a groove, 1-3/4 inch diameter, described as heavy-duty. The Delaney 43701x solid brass cabinet knob is another metal-bodied option. The Schaub 61 itself has a solid brass base material with the glass top, a 1-1/4 inch diameter, and mounts with an 8/32 x 1 inch screw, so the mounting hole in the door or drawer front stays a single standard bore in either direction.

Projection is 1-1/4 inches from the face of the door. The knob head is also 1-1/4 inches across and the base that contacts the door is 3/4 inch. If you have a door swinging against an adjacent appliance panel or a tight inside corner, that 1-1/4 inch stand-off is the number to check.

It is a glass knob on a solid brass base, with the finish applied to the brass. That matters for durability in a rental or hospitality install: the mounting base and threads are brass, not plated zinc or plastic.

The Schaub 61 is the soft square shape in the City Lights collection. For a rounded glass knob instead, the Emtek Astoria Glass Cabinet Knob in the Schaub Collection is the glass alternative we carry. If you want to drop glass entirely and stay contemporary, the Orca Hardware CK-19032 Whistler cabinet knob is an all-metal round option.

The Schaub 61 City Lights knob is a contemporary style, so for a different design vocabulary look to the Orca Hardware CK-18032 Mission round cabinet knob in the 18-Mission collection or the Orca CK-19032 Whistler cabinet knob in the 19-Whistler collection, both catalogued as cabinet knob function. Emtek's Art Deco Cabinet Knob and Allerton Cabinet Knob in the Schaub Collection are period-styled alternatives as well.

No, the footprint differs. The Deltana KRB175 is a 1-3/4 inch diameter round knob, while the Schaub 61 measures 1-1/4 inch in knob diameter with a 3/4 inch base and a soft square face rather than a round one. Mixing the two across a kitchen will read as two different sizes and two different shapes, so pick one for the whole run if visual consistency matters.

Six finishes: Oil Rubbed Bronze, Satin Nickel, Polished Chrome, Polished Nickel, Polished Rose Gold, and Satin Brass. If you are mixing knobs and pulls across a kitchen, stay inside the City Lights collection to keep the metal finish consistent.

At 1-1/4 inches across the head, the 61 grips well on doors and small to medium drawers. On wide or deep drawer fronts most designers move to a pull for leverage, and on a heavy drawer two knobs spaced across the front is the usual fix. For a piece that can serve either way, the Emtek 8665 Select and Allerton pieces in the Schaub Collection are listed as knob/pull.

City Lights is a contemporary line, and the soft square glass head reads modern. On a Shaker or traditional door it can work as a deliberate contrast, but if you want the hardware to sit quietly with the cabinetry, the Orca CK-18032 Mission round knob or the Emtek Art Deco cabinet knob are closer in period feel.