old dresser knobs - no screws

Matt

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Jul 2, 2011, 2:04:12 PM7/2/11

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I'm trying to refinish an old dresser, but ran into a stumbling block
when trying to take the hardware off the drawers. The knobs and
handles are not screwed on, but from the inside have some form of
connection I have not seen before. Can anyone tell me what this type
of mechanism is called and how I can remove it without destroying the
drawer front? Image is here:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/231/drawerknobinside.jpg/

The picture doesn't show it great, but the inside of the piece is
hollow and threaded. What for, I can't say...

Thanks.

Smitty Two

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Jul 2, 2011, 2:18:17 PM7/2/11

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In article
<ceb84bbf-c810-4143...@5g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
Matt <mattme...@gmail.com> wrote:

The picture sucks. If that's a metal piece whose inside is hollow and
threaded as you say, then it could be an insert. Inside would have a
machine thread for a knob-mounting screw, and outside would have wood
screw type threads to secure it in the drawer front. See here:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#threaded-inserts/=d0595q

You don't say anything about whether the handles and knobs are wood or
metal. Maybe they have screws that you haven't found yet. Or maybe
someone pulled the original hardware and glued on some replacement
stuff, bypassing those inserts (if that's what they are) altogether.

dadiOH

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Jul 2, 2011, 4:31:03 PM7/2/11

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From the picture, it looks like part of a metal knob...one with a ribbed
outside which is pressed into a hole in the drawer front and then held in
place with a bolt from the back into the threaded center.

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WW

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Jul 2, 2011, 6:55:10 PM7/2/11

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"Matt" <mattme...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Try to twist it counter clockwise. It may unscrew. WW

Tegger

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Jul 2, 2011, 7:04:51 PM7/2/11

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Matt <mattme...@gmail.com> wrote in news:ceb84bbf-c810-4143-ab01-
98b778...@5g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:

Is that photo showing the inside face of the drawer front?

Does the drawer front appear to be made of two layers?

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Jul 2, 2011, 10:17:22 PM7/2/11

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Sure look like thread-serts - if the handles or knobs are round I'd
bet they thread in - just twist them counterclockwize and they should
loosen and come off. (lefty loosey, righty tighty)

hlm...@gmail.com

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Apr 29, 2018, 11:31:29 PM4/29/18

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hlm...@gmail.com

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Apr 29, 2018, 11:38:13 PM4/29/18

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On Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 11:04:12 AM UTC-7, Matt wrote:

I have the same dilemma, French Provincial furniture with set in drawer pulls with no visable screws, yet the holes are threaded in the inside of the drawers. I haven't the guts to pull on it to loosen it up for fear of breaking the whole handle. Since I am a chalk painter; gonna have to figure a way to paint over them and then touch up with Rub-n-buff in a silver finish to get the look i'm going for. This was an alternative I was given from someone who had the same piece of furniture and hardware problems.

dpb

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Apr 30, 2018, 9:00:45 AM4/30/18

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On 4/29/2018 10:31 PM, hlm...@gmail.com wrote:
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>> http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/231/drawerknobinside.jpg/
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>> The picture doesn't show it great, but the inside of the piece is
>> hollow and threaded. What for, I can't say...

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Not public; link is login screen...

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May 20, 2019, 6:00:56 AM5/20/19

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Check out this website and get to know more!

https://www.questhardware.co.uk/

croy

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May 20, 2019, 6:47:14 PM5/20/19

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On Mon, 20 May 2019 03:00:51 -0700 (PDT), veinterne...@gmail.com wrote:

>On Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 11:34:12 PM UTC+5:30, Matt wrote:
>> I'm trying to refinish an old dresser, but ran into a stumbling block
>> when trying to take the hardware off the drawers. The knobs and
>> handles are not screwed on, but from the inside have some form of
>> connection I have not seen before. Can anyone tell me what this type
>> of mechanism is called and how I can remove it without destroying the
>> drawer front? Image is here:
>>
>> http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/231/drawerknobinside.jpg/

A login is apparently needed, so I can't see your photo. Clicking on your link redirects me
to:
<https://imageshack.com/>
... and no photo.

Norman

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Jan 24, 2023, 12:02:46 PM1/24/23

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I just came across some drawer pulls the same way. They have inserts inside the hole and the pull is pressed into it. I took a small Phillips and knocked them out from the back. Becareful because you can damage the drawer face when it comes out. They are also threaded to take a standard pull screw.

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