Your brand new handles deserve to be shown off to their best after all.
How to make a door handle materials.
Who says door knobs have to be round.
Brass is one of the most popular materials because of its excellent resistance to rust.
The outsides of this door will be 1 1 2 thick which is standard for an exterior door.
If you plan to make this for the interior it will be too thick to fit the existing jamb and you will have to modify your plan for accents.
Attach to the door.
Egg shaped door knobs are the easiest for most people to use.
The average doorknob is 2 25 in 5 715 cm in diameter.
Porcelain is mainly used for internal door knobs and is a very practical and low maintenance material.
Ensuring the handle is straight drill a second hole from the back of the door through to the handle.
To attach to the door first position the handle then predrill a hole through the backside of the door then part way into the top half of the handle.
It can be plain white cream or black or combined with gold lines or brass chrome and bronze fittings.
Painting the door optional once you ve fitted your new door furniture you might want to spruce up the door itself.
Although not as popular porcelain door handles are available in many different colours.
Be sure that the door you make is the proper thickness for your door jamb.
Doorknobs have been made of many materials including wood ceramic glass plastic and different types of metal.
If the screwdriver slips it could scratch your new handle.