Schaub 78 Steamworks 1-1/4" Cabinet Knob

One hole. It is a knob, not a pull, so there is no center-to-center to match and no second bore to line up. That makes it the easier swap on cabinetry that is already drilled for knobs, and it means you can move to it from a pull only by plugging and re-drilling the existing two holes. The 3/4 inch base covers a small amount of the old finish around a single bore, but not a two-hole pull layout.

The Schaub 78 Steamworks knob is built on a zinc base material. If solid brass is the requirement - for a coastal install, a specification that calls out brass, or a facility standardizing on one material - the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob and the Deltana KRB175 round knob are both solid brass cabinet knobs. Neither carries the Steamworks styling, so a brass swap is a change in appearance as well as material.

The Schaub 78 Steamworks knob is a 1-1/4 inch diameter cabinet knob. For a larger round knob on the same doors and drawers, the Deltana KRB175 is a round knob with a groove, 1-3/4 inch diameter, in solid brass. That is a half-inch more face across, which reads better on oversized drawer fronts and gives a bigger grip for a gloved hand in a maintenance setting. Both are single-screw round knobs, so the cabinet face prep does not change.

Projection is 1 inch from the face of the door or drawer front, with a 1-1/4 inch knob diameter and a 3/4 inch base. That 1 inch stand-off is enough to get a full grip with a gloved hand, and it matters in a galley kitchen or a tight corridor where a cabinet door swings past an adjacent run. It also tells you how much clearance you need behind an appliance panel or between a door and a nearby wall return.

Four: Satin Nickel (SN), Brushed Bronze (BBZ), Distressed Pewter/Copper (DPC), and Empire Bronze (EBZ). Satin Nickel is the one that reads neutral against stainless appliances and most contemporary cabinetry. The two bronzes and the Distressed Pewter/Copper are warmer, and DPC is a two-tone antiqued finish, so if you are standardizing knobs across a whole unit or a floor of units, order a single finish code and stick to it rather than mixing finishes between the kitchen and the bath.

Only partly. The Steamworks 78 measures 1-1/4 inch across the knob but the part that actually contacts the door is the 3/4 inch base, so anything the old hardware wore or shadowed outside a 3/4 inch circle will still show. On painted or stained cabinet fronts being refreshed unit by unit, that usually means touching up the front or accepting the ring. If the old knob had a wider footplate, measure it before you order.

The Schaub 78 Steamworks knob takes an 8/32 thread screw, which is the common cabinet knob thread. The Orca CK-18032 Mission and CK-19032 Whistler are both single-knob cabinet knobs, as are the Delaney solid brass knob and the Deltana KRB175, so a swap is a face-drilled single hole in each case. Confirm the screw length against the door or drawer front thickness when you change brands, since a thicker front or an applied molding may need a longer screw than the one packed with the knob.

The Schaub 78 Steamworks knob is a transitional-style knob. For a mission or Craftsman cabinet program, the Orca Hardware CK-18032 Mission round cabinet knob comes out of the 18-Mission collection and is a round cabinet knob in that idiom. The Orca CK-19032 Whistler cabinet knob, from the 19-Whistler collection, is the other Orca round knob to look at when the Steamworks look is not the direction of the room.

The Schaub 78 Steamworks knob has a 1 inch projection off the cabinet face and a 3/4 inch base. Where a larger grip is the goal - a commercial kitchen, a hospitality back-of-house, or any cabinet run worked in gloves - the Deltana KRB175 is a heavy-duty round knob at 1-3/4 inch diameter in solid brass, which puts more knob in the hand than the 1-1/4 inch Steamworks face.

Steamworks is Schaub's transitional line, so the 78 sits between traditional and contemporary rather than committing to either. If you want something more period-specific from what else is on the shelf, the Emtek Art Deco cabinet knob and the Emtek Astoria glass cabinet knob (both Schaub Collection) push decorative, the Emtek Allerton is another Schaub Collection option, and the Orca CK-18032 Mission round knob goes craftsman. The Orca CK-19032 Whistler is a plainer round knob if you want the hardware to disappear.

Yes, Schaub publishes a Proposition 65 warning for this knob under its product stewardship information. If you are buying for a jobsite or a facility in California, that is the disclosure your compliance file needs. It does not restrict where the knob can be installed.

The Schaub 78 Steamworks knob is a zinc-base knob in metal finishes - Satin Nickel, Brushed Bronze, Distressed Pewter/Copper, and Empire Bronze. For a glass face on the same cabinets, the Emtek Astoria Glass cabinet knob is the glass knob in the comparable range. Glass and metal knobs read very differently across a run of cabinets, so most buyers commit to one or the other rather than mixing within a room.