Edwin, the broom was somewhat hidden from view. It was on the side of the broom, between and underneath some other, larger branches. I just wanted to cut it out and see how much was there, & forgot to take a picture until after. Dave, I agree a standard is an excellent idea. Probably graft them up about 18" (45 cm).. Plus, it would make it look more like a lollipop. :-) Also, you say that grafting season is "long in the tooth." How much longer do you suppose we have to graft? It took some real patience and micro-surgery to graft those scions.. They were just about as wide as they were long--never grafted anything like it before. As I tried to wrap the grafting band, the scion would occasionally pop out of the slit I had prepared! -Sam

Wallycat, Do the tea/coffee stains come out in a longer wash? I've never had a DW that would remove those, no matter how long the wash cycle. Dodge, I think that's the learning curve I'm most concernd about mastering---how much soap. After the DW formulation changed and I had used up all of my old dw soap, I switched to buying Finish all-in-one tabs from Costco. I'm hoping I don't have to start cutting them in half, as I like the convenience of being able to just pop one in and be done with it. My mother recently was gifted with a new Kenmore DW, and she's had a hard time figuring out detergent/rinse aid. When she uses the rinse aid, she's ending up with several inches of bubbles at the bottom of the dw and she still has bubbles after running a couple quick wash (1 hour) cycles with no added detergent. She's started using the Finish all-in-one tablets and said she still has a bit of an accumulation of suds at the bottom. She's been pouring water on top of the suds and running a rinse and drain cycle to get rid of them. I don't know what to tell her, but I suggested she have a service call, since it's only a couple months old and under warranty. (We do not have hard water.) PS Dodge, I wouldn't presume to advise you whether to tell your wife to use less soap or just resign yourself to cleaning the soap dispenser every seven years. :) This post was edited by sail-away on Thu, Mar 21, 13 at 20:42

Sara, that Kindred was my first choice--you're right about meeting my requirements--but it requires a 36" base cabinet. :( I think I am going to go with the Ticor and be done with it. Thanks to all of you for your help!

Only if I were 100% certain! and if I could do something else while there, although you won't have much time: 6 hours driving plus an hour, say, for the stop and a snack, there's your day. On the other hand, someone drove 4 states to buy my dad's tractor, a full day drive each way. I drive 2.5 hours each way to pick up my son from school, but don't think I'd do it for a cabinet. One good thing though: do you listen to audiobooks? You could get a lot of listening done!