How To Measure Bar Pulls

For a more contemporary look choose pulls that are ½ to ¾ the width of a drawer front or the height of a door.

How to measure bar pulls. I do like the current position of my hand though. Cut a scrap piece of 14-inch hardboard or plywood roughly twice the length of the pull and about an inch or so wider than the drawers depth. Choosing The Right Size Pulls For Your Cabinets.

Oversize Drawers 36 or larger For larger drawers consider investing in longer-length stainless steel pulls such as 6 8 10 or even 12. Best Methods for Building Furniture from Fine Woodworking by Fine Woodworking most cabinet knobs set in the stile are in the center of the stile 2 38 inches to 2 34 inches away from the outer edge of the cabinet. Longer bar and appliance pulls can sometimes serve a dual purpose being able to also serve as a towel bar in a bathroom kitchen or bar area.

Leah demonstrates how to create a template for installing perfect cabinet door pulls and knobs using a cabinet hardware jigLink to the Kreg Cabinet Hardwar. In this video we show you how to measure the Ape Hangers T-Bars and Clip-Ons that you already have so that you can find the size of your new bars. Measure from the tip of the bar to where it enters the body for the cutting length.

Standard-sized drawers can use any of the following pull sizes. Below are some of the most common distances. Hi I would like to change my handlebars 05 Fatboy with about 2 risers and want a drag bar look.

Measure from the center of the screw hole in one threaded post over to the center of the other screw hole with a tape measure. Just drill through the wood where you made your marks. Dont rush it and you wont make a mistake.

Place the drawer pull on a work surface with the threaded posts facing up. Start the end of a tape measure where the bar goes inside the main chainsaw body. If you sit on your bike and tape a string to each end of your grips and while the bike is sitting up take a tape measure and measure the distance between the bars next to the Speedo and to the String you have taped and that distance is your pullback.