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A cabinet includes one or more shelves that each include a substrate, a removable shelf liner, and a removable end cap. When the removable shelf liner or removable end cap needs to be replaced, either one or both of the removable shelf liner and removable end cap can be easily removed and replaced w

A cabinet includes one or more shelves that each include a substrate, a removable shelf liner, and a removable end cap. When the removable shelf liner or removable end cap needs to be replaced, either one or both of the removable shelf liner and removable end cap can be easily removed and replaced without removing or replacing the shelf. In addition, the sides and back of the cabinet preferably contain a dado joint so that the shelf substrate is captivated within the sides and back of the cabinet. The cabinet may also include metal rods to support each shelf substrate. The sides of the cabinet are attached by screws passing through the sides into the metal rods so there is a direct metal-to-metal connection. The combination of the metal rods and captivated shelves provides a cabinet that is very strong and durable, and can be repaired very easily and economically.

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1. A cabinet comprising: a back;a first side;a second side;a shelf substrate that is captivated in a fixed position between the first and second sides, wherein the shelf substrate has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a left side, and a right side, wherein the first side of the cabinet has a first d

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A cabinet comprising: a back;a first side;a second side;a shelf substrate that is captivated in a fixed position between the first and second sides, wherein the shelf substrate has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a left side, and a right side, wherein the first side of the cabinet has a first dado joint that terminates before a front of the first side, where the first dado joint receives the left side of the shelf substrate and the second side of the cabinet has a second dado joint that terminates before a front of the second side, where the second dado joint receives the right side of the shelf substrate;a removable shelf liner on the top of the shelf substrate that has a front and a back, wherein the front of the removable shelf liner includes: a first portion that covers a front portion of the top of the shelf substrate; anda right-angle portion extending from the first portion that extends to cover at least a portion of the front of the shelf substrate; anda removable end cap separate from the removable shelf liner that includes a top, a front and a bottom, wherein the top of the removable end cap overlaps the first portion of the removable shelf liner, the front of the removable end cap substantially covers the right angle portion of the removable shelf liner and substantially covers the front of the shelf substrate, and the bottom of the removable end cap overlaps a front portion of the bottom of the shelf substrate, thereby captivating the front of the shelf substrate and the front of the removable shelf liner. 2. The cabinet of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of metal rods between the first side and second side of the cabinet that connects the first side of the cabinet to the second side of the cabinet and supports the shelf substrate. 3. The cabinet of claim 2 wherein each of the plurality of metal rods comprises a hollow metal tube with threaded inserts in each end of the hollow metal tube. 4. The cabinet of claim 2 wherein each of the plurality of metal rods comprises a solid metal rod with internal threads on each end. 5. The cabinet of claim 2 wherein each of the plurality of metal rods is connected to the right side and the left side of the cabinet by a metal screw that passes through the first side and the second side of the cabinet such that there is a direct metal-to-metal connection between the metal screw and the metal rod. 6. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the first dado joint on the first side of the cabinet extends from the back of the first side towards the front of the first side to less than the full depth of the cabinet, and wherein the second dado joint on the second side of the cabinet extends from the back of the second side towards the front of the second side to less than the full depth of the cabinet. 7. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the back of the cabinet comprises a third dado joint that receives the back of the shelf substrate and the back of the removable shelf liner. 8. The cabinet of claim 7 wherein the removable shelf liner comprises tabs on the back and the third dado joint on the back of the cabinet comprises a width that receives the back of the shelf substrate and the tabs on the back of the removable shelf liner. 9. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the removable end cap captivates the shelf substrate front side and the removable shelf liner front side with a plurality of fasteners that pass through the removable end cap, the removable shelf liner, and the shelf substrate. 10. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the removable shelf liner comprises ridges to reduce the surface friction of the removable shelf liner. 11. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the shelf substrate comprises medium-density fiberboard. 12. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the removable shelf liner comprises plastic. 13. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the removable end cap comprises plastic. 14. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the removable end cap captivates the removable shelf liner and the shelf substrate using a plurality of fasteners that pass through the removable end cap, through the removable shelf liner, and through the shelf substrate. 15. A cabinet comprising: a back;a first side;a second side;a shelf substrate that is captivated in a fixed position between the first and second sides, wherein the shelf substrate has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a left side, and a right side, wherein the shelf substrate is supported by a plurality of hollow metal tubes that each include threaded inserts in each end, the plurality of hollow metal tubes connecting the first side of the cabinet to the second side of the cabinet by metal screws that pass through one of the first and second sides of the cabinet such that there is a direct metal-to-metal connection between each metal screw and each threaded insert, wherein the first side and the second side of the cabinet have corresponding dado joints that each have a width slightly wider than a width of the shelf substrate and a length less than a depth of the cabinet from the back of the cabinet terminating before the front of the cabinet to contain the left side and the right side of the shelf substrate;a removable shelf liner that has a front, a top, and a tabbed back, wherein the front of the removable shelf liner includes: a first portion that covers a front portion of the top of the shelf substrate; anda right-angle portion extending from the first portion that extends to cover at least a portion of the front of the shelf substrate;wherein the top of the removable shelf liner comprises ridges to reduce surface friction of the removable shelf liner, wherein the back of the cabinet has a dado joint with a width slightly wider than a sum of the width of the shelf substrate plus a width of the removable shelf liner that aligns with the tabbed back side of the removable shelf liner to contain the back side of the shelf substrate and the tabbed back side of the removable shelf liner; anda removable end cap separate from the removable shelf liner that includes a top, a front and a bottom, wherein the top of the removable end cap overlaps the first portion of the removable shelf liner, the front of the removable end cap substantially covers the right angle portion of the removable shelf liner and substantially covers the front of the shelf substrate, and the bottom of the removable end cap overlaps a front portion of the bottom of the shelf substrate, wherein the removable end cap captivates the shelf substrate front side and the removable shelf liner front side with a plurality of fasteners that pass through the removable end cap, the removable shelf liner, and the shelf substrate.