Use the try square to make a light 3 inch long horizontal line perpendicular to the grain inward from the mark.
Door handle placement.
Lower cabinet pull or knob placement is similar to upper cabinet s.
For 5 piece cabinets like a shaker or any style that isn t one flat slab of wood the traditional placement is to center the knob in the corner of the face frame.
Design wise the options fall into more traditional and more modern categories though the placement of your hardware won t sway the room s overall appearance on its own.
Center the hardware horizontally on the stile between 2 and 4 inches down from the top edge.
When placing your pulls remember that the 1 to 4 range based on your personal preference from the top or bottom edge of the drawer is the ideal placement.
The main difference is you ll place them near the top of the door on the stile so you can reach them without bending over too far.
And just like with knob placement cabinets will look busy when the pull handles are placed flush with the door frame.
The classic knob placement centers the knob on the stile and lines the knob stile height with the inside edge of the rail.
Kitchen cabinet knob and handle placement guide.
A good rule of thumb is to set the first hole for the handle 2 inches in vertically from the outer edge.
The backset is the corresponding vertical mark needed to center the knob.