In short: the Elephant Wood Knob is a wood cabinet knob from the Brass Essence range, 70 mm — best for nursery and playroom drawers wanting a recognizable, larger-scale animal silhouette.

Brass Essence Product Code: W-0024

The Elephant Wood Knob shapes a broad-eared elephant silhouette out of solid natural wood, finished in a soft brushed matt, at 70mm wide — the widest single piece in the fourteen-animal W-0024 series, sized to give the elephant's signature ears enough room to read clearly.

Carved from solid timber rather than a molded composite, the grain runs visibly through the elephant's rounded body and flared ears, so each knob carries the natural markings of real wood rather than a uniform printed surface — no two elephant knobs will show identical grain, the same authentic variation found across the whole wood range.

Offered in both beach wood and walnut, the two tones give this knob a genuinely different character: beach wood keeps the elephant pale and light, suited to a bright nursery, while walnut deepens the tone for a warmer, more grounded look against darker furniture.

The matt finish is deliberately soft rather than glossy, which suits a knob meant to be handled often by small hands — no sharp shine to catch the light awkwardly, just a gentle, tactile wood surface.

As part of the fourteen-piece W-0024 animal set, this elephant sits alongside the whale, lion, fox, and others at a shared price point, making it easy to mix and match different animals across a full run of nursery or playroom drawers. Its larger scale also makes it a good anchor knob if the rest of the set uses smaller, more compact animal shapes.

• Best for: nursery and playroom drawers wanting a recognizable, larger-scale animal silhouette
• Available in: beach wood, walnut
• Fixing: single-point, standard knob mounting

Specification: Material — natural wood; Finish — brushed matt; Colors — beach wood, walnut; Size — 70mm x 50mm.

What is the Elephant Wood Knob?

The Elephant Wood Knob is a wood cabinet knob from the Brass Essence range. According to Janke hardness testing data for American black walnut, walnut measures roughly 1,010 lbf on the Janke hardness scale, the industry-standard test for a wood's resistance to denting, putting it comfortably in the range used for quality furniture and cabinetry, which is part of why wood is a genuinely practical choice for hardware that gets handled daily, not just a decorative one.

Is the elephant shape carved from solid wood or molded?

Solid natural wood, carved rather than molded from a composite — which is why the grain runs visibly through the ears and body, and why no two knobs show identical markings.

Which wood tone suits a bright nursery better, beach wood or walnut?

Beach wood keeps the elephant pale and light, working well in a bright nursery, while walnut gives a deeper, warmer tone that suits rooms with darker furniture or a more grounded color scheme.

Can I mix the elephant with other animals from the same W-0024 series?

Yes, all fourteen animal shapes in the series share the same construction, finish, and price point, so combining several different animals across one set of drawers is straightforward.