Pro Tip for 2 3/4" Cabinet Pulls

I get customers searching for 2 3/4" cabinet pulls all the time when they are trying to update an old piece or modernize a dated kitchen. This size of pull was never that common, but in the last 20 years it has come to be nearly non existent as far as new hardware is concerned. This can make it very difficult to replace and if you were to find some, your options for style and finish would be extremely limited.

I have come up with a solution that while not perfect, significantly increases the options someone has when trying to replace 2 3/4" pull. The trick comes by a little creative use of what are called "dual mount pulls". Dual mount pulls usually come so that they will mount at two common sizes. For instance we have these dual mount cup pulls and they mount at both 64mm (2 1/2") and 3". Now this is confusing to start, but I don't make the rules. 64mm is what this size is more commonly called besides 2 1/2".  Just the way it is.

This is where we can get to 2 3/4"! By simply using one hole from the 3" set of centers and one hole from the 2 1/2" set of centers, we end up right at 2 3/4"!

And now if you simply use one of each you have 2 3/4"!

IMPORTANT DETAIL!

Using this option will slightly shift your cup pulls 1/4" in one direction or the other. So be sure doing this won't look funky on your cabinet. Be sure to use the same set of holes each time or your pulls will look offset if you have a line of them as in for example, on a dresser.

D. Lawless Hardware only carries a set of six cup pulls in this dual mount style. They can be found here on our 64mm and 3" dual mount page. However, there are many more dual mount pieces out there available from other vendors and at this this significantly increases your options.

Good luck!

Hardware Pro Tip: Variable Length/Break Off Screws

Drawer thickness varies, cabinet thickness varies, why not the screws!?

A lot of people will know what these are, but over time I've been surprised to run into some real furniture pros that didn't know they existed. Perfect for having around if you do a lot of different projects that always need a different length of screw.

We carry a couple different options on the break off screws.
We have this one that starts out as a 8-32 x 1 3/4" and then breaks off at three stage to also be 1 1/2", 1 1/4", and 1".

We have the two pack of variable length screws that gives you pretty much any size you need as one starts at 1 1/2" and breaks off down to 1 1/4" and 1".  While the second screw starts at 1 3/8" and breaks off down to 7/8" and 5/8".

The variable length screws are just a variation of the standard truss head screw used on a wide variety of furniture and cabinetry.