In my experience square cut edge pulls are knuckle nickers. I always had bloody knuckles in my last place.

Here where I used edge pulls I used rounded edge tab pulls from Colonial Bronze. They are more soft contemporary than modern but easier on my hands.

Ooo, I don’t like knickers and knuckle knickers sound especially unlovely.

The Colonial Bronze 706 is a pretty pull and affordable.

Wait - maybe I should look for a wider pull? Like one-third of the drawer width?

Installing edge pulls will unfortunately be a PITA because the drawer face and door edges will have to be routed. But it’s doable.

[Returns to searching catalog]

Hey, I have an idea. Turns out the gap between drawer and face is plenty wide for 22 gauge stainless steel sheet. I could make my own edge pulls from that, and not need to router the drawer faces. Since the pulls would be custom, I can make them full length to fit each drawer, with rounded corners. It would be, I think, a rather interesting look. And arguably practical - can pull the drawer from anywhere along its face, with hands or even - for the lower ones - a toe. Then kick them closed if in a hurry. And it would cost maybe $30 for all the drawer pulls.

Good idea john, so are you going to cut the SS with a band saw and clean it up with a band sander? Sounds like you have a metal brake to put a a bend in it. I love working with stainless steel but I only use 300 series SS, the 400 series SS can't hold a shine and will rust. If you have some stainless pipe with 1/8" walls or better you can cut a cross section to get a nice clean round roll for the pulls if you don't have a a metal roller.

I collect SS pipe when ever I find it for such purposes and usually comes from scraped industrial food processing equipment for the 300 series SS. You can also buy pipe from online sources like Metals Depot. Example: 1-1/2" OD X .120" wall 304 Stainless Round Tube - POLISHED for $83, or 6 ft for $122. You can cut a lot of pulls from a 4' piece when the pipe is cut in 3rds. 4' of 2"pipe is $107.00.

"Unfussy, durable, utilitarian, easy to use, easy to clean, non-snagging, not in-your-face" is what I prefer and had a hard time finding a new refrigerator without the HUGE in you face handles sticking out. Found one with no handles with pulls built into the door sides and love it. I also love silver braising or tig welding SS and polishing the seams for a clean invisible seam. 300 series only, NO 400 magnetic SS for me.

A friend‘s shop has a big waterjet table and finger brake, so he can cut whatever I need and I can bend it up.

To make pulls from pipe, do you basically quarter the pipe lengthways? I can’t quite visualize it.

I’m pretty intrigued by the full length slim edge pull idea, though it might give off “office file cabinet” vibes.

I also don’t get the huge shiny plasti-chrome handles on some refrigerators. It is like the giant chrome grilles on cars of old. Is the idea that the fridge now looks impressive and expensive - like a Bentley or something?