Standard woodstain specifications

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DESIGN:
There are four different designs in the KNOBBS doorknob range - Atholl and Birnam are often found in houses built in the 1800's. The design of Caledonia is simpler and has probably been around since wood was first turned. Dunisane is a traditional shape of undetermined antiquity.

MANUFACTURE:
All the knobs and roses are machine turned giving them a uniformity of shape. They are made from European Beech - a hard and tight grained timber that turns well and gives a good finish.
The metal spindles are threaded on one end and are made from standard 8mm key steel enabling them to be fitted to all or nearly all mortice and rimlocks. The threaded end of the spindle screws into a threaded insert glued into one knob giving a very precise adjustment, it is locked with a grub screw. The plain end of the spindle is glued into the other knob. This arrangement will accommodate door thicknesses of between 1.3/16" (30mm) and 2.3/8" (60mm).

FINISH:
KNOBBS doorknobs are hand sanded and coloured with water based stain - Light Oak, Medium Oak, Walnut, Dark Oak, Dark Mahogany and Ebony. The stained knob is then sprayed with a minimum of six coats of flooring grade, water based lacquer. It is then smoothed with fine wirewool and wax polished to produce a deep lustre. This finishing process gives the knob and rose an attractive and durable finish. They are also available in sanded finish.
NOTE:
Due to the natural properties of wood some variation in the shading may occur.

IMPORTANT:
Some doors are thicker than 2.3/8" (60mm) and also older doors sometimes have rimlocks, in which case the combined thickness of the door plus rimlock will be more than 2.3/8" (60mm). In these circumstances please advice KNOBBS on the order form of the total thickness so that we can supply spindles of sufficient length.
Finally if you are not happy with the appearance or performance of your KNOBBS doorknob set, then we will gladly rectify the matter.