How Long Does It Take to Go from Design to Delivery?

Eight months from first sketch to finished handle, across six stages. Why the OK.2 took six and the OK.5 took longer, and what all that prototyping is actually for.

Wooden Cabinet & Drawer Handles | Timeless Timber Handles

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Timeless Wooden Kitchen Handles & Knobs – Cabinet Elegance

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Wooden Kitchen Handles & Knobs – A Timeless Choice for Your Home

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Oak Wardrobe Handles – Timeless Wooden Handles for Wardrobes

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Are Your Handles Suitable for High-Moisture Areas?

Timber handles are not suited to standing moisture, outdoor cabinetry or harsh cleaning. What they will tolerate in a bathroom or laundry, and where we would specify something else.

Who Designs Our Handles

Every Ookami handle is designed in house, led by Ben, from first sketch through to the final prototype. How the range gets made and who makes it.

What Size Half Moons Do We Use?

Half moon handles come in 32mm and 64mm hole centres. The smaller suits drawers and standard doors, the larger suits deep drawers, pantry doors and wardrobes. How to choose between them.

When to Choose a Knob or Handle for Doors?

Knobs suit small doors and narrow drawers. Handles suit anything wide, heavy or frequently opened. A practical guide to choosing between them, drawer by drawer.

What Size Handles Should I Use?

A handle should span roughly one third of the drawer width. A practical guide by drawer size, why weight matters as much as width, and when two handles beat one.

How to Clean Timber Handles

A dry or barely damp cloth, no solvents, no abrasives, and never leave water sitting on the timber. What to use on oak and walnut handles, and what will damage them.

What Is Hardwax Protection?

Hard wax sits in the grain rather than forming a film over it, so the timber keeps its texture and can be refreshed. How it differs from lacquer, and what it needs from you.

The Tools Behind Our Handle Designs

The design process runs on a small number of tools, used carefully. What we use to take a handle from idea to something you can hold.

How to Measure Hole Centres for Cabinet Handles

Hole centres are the distance between the screw holes, not the length of the handle. Measure that one number correctly and you will never drill a new hole to fit replacement hardware.

New Designs from Ookami Studio

The Moonbeam and Arc join the range, with sizes to 452mm hole centres in oak and walnut. What we have released and what is still in development.

What Makes a Good Handle Great

Five principles we design to. Proportion, grip, edge, material honesty and consistency across a range. What separates hardware that works from hardware that merely looks right.

Oak or Walnut: Choosing a Timber Finish

Oak is lighter and open grained, and sits back in a scheme. Walnut is darker and closer grained, and reads as deliberate. How to choose between them for your joinery.

Minimal Design and Why It Is Harder Than It Looks

Clean lines leave nowhere to hide. Why minimal hardware demands more from proportion and material than decorative hardware does.

Why Timber for Cabinet Hardware

Timber hardware is warm to touch, ages rather than wears, and is different in every piece. It is also the wrong choice for wet areas and outdoor cabinetry. An honest look at when timber works and w...