Rocky Mountain Hardware cabinet, door and window hardware
Rocky Mountain Hardware began in 1994 and is based in Hailey, Idaho. It is independent and family-run: founded by Mark and Patsy Nickum, with their son Christian at the helm since 2003. Every piece is handmade from mould to finish in the United States, cast from art-grade bronze by sand casting, with lost-wax casting used for the more intricate designs, then machined and patinated by hand. That is a different process from most decorative hardware, which is typically cast in zinc and plated. Bronze carries more weight in hand and holds a hand-applied patina rather than a sprayed-on plate.
Explore Rocky Mountain Hardware by series
Rocky Mountain organises the range by profile rather than by room, so a series covers entry sets, bathroom locks, escutcheons, cabinet pulls and doorbell buttons in one shape. That is how a house ends up with cabinetry and door hardware telling the same material story.
- Curved — push and pull sets, bathroom locks and escutcheons with a softly bowed face.
- Arched — the largest family here, arched escutcheons and door sets plus doorbell buttons.
- Fleur de Lis — ornamental, with a matching cabinet knob for kitchens that carry the motif inside.
- Stepped — entry and sliding-door sets with a stepped edge, including shorter Express plates.
- Edge — the cabinet-heavy family: Edge Bar cabinet pulls and knobs alongside door sets.
- Bordeaux — tall narrow plates for bathroom locks, bit-key locks and entry sets.
- Designer — passage and patio sets on plain rectangular and round plates.
- Convex — the outward-curved counterpart to Curved, in passage, privacy and patio sets.
- Flute — fluted appliance pulls and knobs with matching bathroom locks.
- Corbel — rectangular corbelled plates for locks, bit keys and doorbell buttons.
- Hammered — a hammered surface across locks, dead bolts and bit-key sets.
- Ellis — escutcheons and bathroom locks with appliance pulls to match.
Most popular Rocky Mountain Hardware pieces at Knobs.co
By units over the past six months: the DS150 floor door stop, the Curved push and pull set at 2-3/4 by 13 inch, the CK241 bar cabinet knob, the WC100 casement window crank and cover and the CL100 cabinet latch. Small counts, and that is the nature of the line: these are specified per project rather than bought by the box.
Finishes Rocky Mountain Hardware makes
Rocky Mountain publishes twelve hues across two bronze alloys, and the alloy comes first in the name. Silicon bronze has a coppery cast and runs Brushed (BBB), Light (BL), Medium (BM), Dark (BD), Dark Lustre (BDL), Rust (BR) and High Polished (BHP). White bronze has nickel in the alloy and a burnished silvery cast, running Brushed (WBB), Light (WL), Medium (WM), Dark (WD) and High Polished (WHP). These are living finishes with no lacquer or coating, so the patina is applied by hand and no two pieces finish identically; colour shifts slightly as a piece is handled over years rather than wearing through to bare metal underneath. Designer Textures add Branch, Basic, Tuft, Wood, Tide, Weave, Flower and Flute surfaces on top of the same alloys.
Knobs vs pulls
Most of this catalogue is door and window hardware, with cabinet pieces sitting inside the same profile families. Edge and Flute carry the strongest cabinet selection, and Fleur de Lis includes a cabinet knob. For a cross-brand view of the cabinet shapes, browse all cabinet knobs or all cabinet pulls and handles, and oil-rubbed bronze for a plated alternative in the same tonal range.
When to specify this brand
Rocky Mountain fits projects where the hardware is meant to read as a permanent, tactile detail rather than a trim item: heavy timber kitchens, ranch and mountain architecture, and any build where cabinetry, doors and windows share one material story. Buyers who want a finish to stay perfectly uniform from day one through year ten should look at a plated alternative instead. The tradeoff is hardware that ages the way a well-used tool does, not the way a coated part does.
Why buy Rocky Mountain Hardware from Knobs.co
Knobs.co is family-owned and has been selling cabinet hardware since 2004. Because these pieces are patinated by hand and specified by set, booking a free design consultation with Kayla before finalising quantities is worth it; two decades in the category means she can catch a missing escutcheon or a mismatched alloy before it ships. The 110% price match applies whether you are ordering ten knobs or fitting out a whole house, and a sample is refunded with your full order.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rocky Mountain Hardware made from, and where?
Art-grade bronze, cast and finished by hand in the United States. The company sand-casts most pieces and uses lost-wax casting for intricate designs, then machines and patinates them by hand. Rocky Mountain Hardware started in 1994, is based in Hailey, Idaho, and is still independent and family-run.
How do the Rocky Mountain finish names work?
The alloy comes first, then the depth of the patina. Silicon bronze reads coppery and runs Silicon Bronze Brushed, Light, Medium, Dark, Dark Lustre, Rust and High Polished. White bronze has nickel in the alloy, reads silvery, and runs White Bronze Brushed, Light, Medium, Dark and High Polished. Twelve hues in total. If you are matching to something already installed, match the alloy first; a medium patina on one alloy will not pass for the other.
Will the finish stay the same over time?
No, and that is the point. These are living finishes with no lacquer or clear coat, so the patina is applied by hand, no two pieces finish identically, and the colour shifts slightly as the piece is handled. It does not wear through to bare metal the way a plated finish can. If you want a finish that looks identical in year ten, choose a plated line instead.
Do cabinet knobs and pulls from this brand match the door hardware?
Yes, and that is how the catalogue is organised. A series such as Edge, Flute or Fleur de Lis covers the door sets, escutcheons and the cabinet pieces in one profile and one alloy, so a kitchen and the doors around it can share the same shape. Cabinet pulls here are quoted by centre-to-centre spacing in inches (6 inch, 8 inch, 10 inch and 12 inch are common), so measure existing holes before ordering.
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