Schaub 816 96 mm Center to Center Vinci Cup Pull

The Schaub 816 Vinci cup pull is drilled at 96 mm center to center. Among comparable drawer pulls, the Trimco 562 Series is offered with a 96 mm center-to-center option alongside 3-1/2 inch and 4 inch spacings, so it drops onto the same two holes without redrilling the drawer front. The difference is form: the Schaub 816 is a cup pull in cast bronze with a 1 inch projection and a 6 inch overall length, while the 562 is a straight drawer pull.

The Schaub 816 Vinci cup pull is fixed at 96 mm center to center, so it will not land on 3 inch holes. For a 3 inch center-to-center drawer front, the Trimco 553 Series drawer pull is built to that spacing. If the existing holes are 4 inch, the Omnia 1968/102 cabinet pull is a forged solid brass pull on 4 inch center-to-center spacing.

Projection is 1 inch. That's the clearance to plan for in a galley kitchen or against an adjacent wall run, and it's enough depth to get gloved fingers into the cup. Overall length of the pull is 6 inches, so allow for that plus reveal on narrow drawer fronts.

Four: Antique Bronze (AZ), Black Bronze (BB), Natural Bronze (NB), and Polished White Bronze (PWB). All four are on a cast bronze body, so these are real bronze finishes rather than plated zinc. Natural Bronze in particular is a living finish and will darken with handling over time, which is part of the rustic look this collection is going for.

Cast bronze, solid. That matters on a cup pull more than on a bar pull, because the whole hand load bears on two small screw bosses at the back of the cup. Cast bronze also means the finish is worked into the metal rather than sprayed on, so edge wear on a heavily used drawer shows as patina rather than as bare substrate.

A cup pull like the Schaub 816 Vinci is a one-direction handle: you hook fingers up under the lip and pull straight out. That reads traditional or rustic and it's the standard choice for Shaker and farmhouse drawer banks. A bar pull works from any angle and suits taller drawers, oversized pot drawers, and anyone who wants to grip with a full hand. If you want the bar profile instead, the Emtek Bar Cabinet Pull in the Schaub Collection is a bar-style option, and the Deltana SBP35 is a square bar pull in solid brass.

The Trimco 562 Series drawer pull is offered in a 96 mm center-to-center option alongside 3-1/2 inch and 4 inch, so it shares the same bore spacing as the Schaub 816 Vinci. Different look entirely, though, so treat it as a hole-pattern match rather than an appearance match. If you're mixing pulls across a kitchen, keep the 96 mm bore consistent and vary only the style.

The Schaub 816 Vinci is a rustic-style cast bronze cup pull. For a contemporary profile on the same cabinetry, the Deltana SBP35 is a modern square bar pull in solid brass at 3-1/2 inch, and the Omnia 1969, 1970 and 1971 are modern forged solid brass cabinet pulls with projections of 1-3/16 inch, 1-1/4 inch and 1-3/16 inch respectively. The Schaub 816 projects 1 inch, so the Omnia pulls stand slightly further off the face.

A knob mounts on a single screw hole, so it will not reuse the two 96 mm centers the Schaub 816 Vinci cup pull requires, and the 8/32 x 1 inch screw the 816 takes is supplied in pairs for that spacing. If you are switching to knobs on new or filled drawer fronts, the Orca Hardware CK-15030 and CK-16030 Bachelor Collection knobs are 1-1/4 inch round, and the CK-17025 Blackcomb is a 25 mm square knob.

The usual kitchen layout is cup pulls on drawers and knobs on doors. Schaub's Vinci line is a collection, so matching Vinci knobs are the first place to look for a finish and casting match to the 816. If you're willing to go cross-brand for a simpler knob, Orca Hardware's Bachelor Collection round knob is a 1-1/4 inch diameter option and the Blackcomb Collection square knob is 25 mm.

The Schaub 816 Vinci cup pull is cast bronze and is finished in Antique Bronze, Black Bronze, Natural Bronze and Polished White Bronze. If the job calls for steel rather than a cast bronze pull, the Orca Hardware CK-12001 is a steel T-pull bar with a 2 inch bar width in satin nickel. It is a bar pull, not a cup pull, so the recessed hand grip of the Vinci is not reproduced.