Help, I need knobs

redrock | Posted in General Discussion on April 9, 2003 11:54am

Hi everybody,

I am in the process of making 4 small table top chests and I need about 50 small knobs about 3/8″ diam. in cherry.

I’ve looked through my stack of catalogs without luck. I don’t want to resort to using just a bent nail or a sheetrock screw.

Someone please help me.

Thanks Len.

mwestenberg | Apr 10, 2003 03:41am | #1
Len,

Why not use brass? You can get them in almost any size and should look nice for most types of small chests. Check rockler.com , they have some.

Mark
jackiechan | Apr 10, 2003 05:19am | #2
Len,

You might try Ball & Ball, they have a great assortment of furniture hardware. http://www.ballandball-us.com/products.html. Also, Lee Valley has a dedicated Hardware catalog that has almost everything you'd ever want to attach to a piece of furniture.

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/index.asp?SID=&ccurrency=2

Dan Kornfeld, Owner/President - Odyssey Wood Design, Inc.
forestgirl | Apr 10, 2003 06:04am | #3
VanDykes has cherry knobs, but the smallest is 1" diameter (that's the knob diameter; the base is 7/8"). 3/8" seems pretty small.

Lee Valley's catalog doesn't show anything that small either :-(

forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
sushi | Apr 10, 2003 07:54pm | #4
Hi Len, Go to niceknobs.com. They have a very large selection. Pete
RoyinMD | Apr 10, 2003 08:12pm | #5
http://www.cherrytree-online.com

My wife's been getting thier crafty catalog for years. But the smallest are 1/2" and they don't confirm what type wood is used, looks like maple or cherry.

Enjoy, Roy