Question: I have very old oak kitchen cabinets that I just can’t see replacing because they are in beautiful condition yet we never had any kind of knobs or hardware to open and close them with. Now that we are older and arthritis is setting in we need the extra help that the knobs would provide but the doors and drawers are just too thick and we suspect that is why the builder never even bothered with the hardware to begin with. Any ideas on maybe some kind of over the door pull system etc that may help us? Thanks

Answer: 
Using a “hook-type” cabinet knob 
Like this: <https://www.build.com/top-knobs-tk500-cabinet-pull/s973468>

seems like a “red-neck” way to solve this issue. 

Taking the time (and effort) to drill a hole through the cabinet door, finding longer screws at a hardware store and installing each knob seems much better. 

Like one of these: <https://www.houzz.com/photos/cabinet-and-drawer-knobs/>

Or you could install a surface mount pull like this [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JPTHh.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JPTHh.jpg)
No need to drill through the door or drawer just drill a small pilot hole and use 1/2-3/4 inch screws that usually come with the pulls .
These, [Truss Head Break Away Screw, #8-32 thread x 1-3/4'](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B001FTMOOA)

are designed to be able to break off at the length you need for cabinet doors of different thickness's.