Drawer pull mounting position

[Bob Glenn]

I am building a Pennsylvania secretary and ready the mount the drawer pulls in the four lower case drawers. I have read rather than mounting them half way up from the bottom of the drawer face, that mounting them 4/7's up will make them more visually appealing. The thinking is they will be viewed most of the time from an elevated position. Thoughts?

[Dave Richards]

That seems reasonable to me. If the pulls have bails, they'll look a better if the plates are slightly higher than center.

[Wayne Lomman]

If in doubt, tape them temporarily in place and stand back and look to make sure you are happy with the position. Cheers

[Bob Glenn]

Yep, they have bales. Good idea about the tape. Thanks, I'll give it a go. Bob

[Tom Bender]

Putting them above center means not having to bend down as far

[Sam Murdoch]

I see that this thread is old enough that the pulls in question have already been mounted but for reference on future projects by others -

Here is a simple guide - http://www.whitechapel-ltd.com/GPOSK.html

I believe the classical position is slightly above center. Has always looked best to me. By slightly - to my mind - I set the centerline of the bore hole so that the bottom of the knob/pull sits on the actual centerline of the drawer face.

Curious to know how the OP actually positioned his pulls.