Protect your countertops with beautiful dishwasher safe - pastry, charcuterie, and cutting boards from Abel Boards.
Handcrafted from nonporous solid surface material, Abel Boards are durable and dishwasher safe.
Abel Boards are available in a variety colors, shapes and sizes such as:
- Object Shapes: camper, boot, U.S. States, Christmas tree, star, pumpkin, wine bottle
- Animal Shapes: dog, cat, horse, pig, turkey, fish
- Geometric Shapes: circle, square, rectangle, oval
From a cool temperature pastry board – to food safety for large fish cleaning boards – to making your food presentation special with elegant charcuterie boards, you can find the perfect solution here at Abel Boards.
Each Abel Board is handcrafted in our small shop in rural DeSoto Kansas.
The material is a nonporous kitchen countertop material known as ‘solid surface material’. This means that it is the same material throughout its thickness so a scratch can be buffed out. We recommend using a pad between our boards and hot serving dishes over 300°F to prevent possible discoloration from extended excessive heat. Harsh cleaners should be avoided. Soap and water are all you need. Abel Boards are dishwasher safe for your convenience.
We know you will enjoy the quality and beauty of Abel Boards for years to come.
Payment: We accept cash and major debit or credit cards.
Kansas festivals
Abilene Hand Crafters Spring Market
Located in historic Abilene Kansas.
Saturday, April 4, 2026 – 9:00am to 3:00pm
Sterl Hall and the National Guard Armory
Sterl Hall, 619 N Rogers St, Abilene KS
Wamego City Park Tulip Festival
April 11 - 12
Located at the Wamego Kansas City Park
Sunflower Piecemakers Quilt Guild
April 25
April 25 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Goppert Community Center, 15th & Ash, Ottawa, Ks.
Lenexa Spinach Festival
Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, 8801 Greenway Ln., Lenexa, KS, 66215, View Map
Saturday, September 12 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sugar Mound Festival
October 10-11
The festival is held at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Mound City Ks. You can GPS 8476 Kansas Hwy 7 Mound City KS 66056
Maple Leaf Festival
October 17-18
Booths line the main streets of town, 8th and High, and populate the local fire house.
Basehor Craft Show
November 7
42nd annual Basehor Craft Show with 96 booths at Basehor-Linwood HS, 9-4, is on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
46th Annual Buttons 'n Bows Arts and Crafts Fair
November 14
National Guard Armory 721 Levee Dr, Manhattan, KS 66502-5085
Holiday Extravaganza Artisan Fair
Saturday, December 5, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Sports Pavilion Lawrence.
For reseller opportunities, give Curtis a call at 913.522.7121 Boards are typically shipped to you in cartons of six. Your pricing includes freight and has normative retail margins. Unsold product may be evenly exchanged for another current product for the best opportunity for your store.
Are you trying to find Dave Abel Boards?
Are you trying to find Dave Abel Boards? 
You’ve come to the right place….
Abel Boards has new owners with the same great products!
Our History
Dave Abel Boards was started in 1995 by Dave Abel and his wife Susan in Merriam Kansas a suburb of Kansas City. For years, Dave’s hobby of woodworking allowed him to make many unique products from a variety of wood types. However, as he began to think about other types of materials he could use, he discovered a popular solid surface product used in countertop construction called Corian® a product developed by DuPont. While working together in their home shop, Dave and Susan realized the benefits of this material which is nonabsorbent and dishwasher safe. Scratches and knife marks that occur over time can be polished out to bring back the original smooth surface. This solid surface material was a great material for milling with woodworking tools and soon several cutting boards were produced. Friends and family were the first to see the beauty and functionality of the boards. Often, they not only wanted a single board, but several in varying shapes, sizes and designs. Sales of boards spread by word of mouth. Soon they were offered at craft shows and selected retail stores.
Abel Boards continues through Curtis and Kathy Arnold in DeSoto Kansas.
After Dave’s passing, Susan sold the company to Kairos Investments. Then, in 2022, Curtis and Kathy purchased the company as a business opportunity–since they both had recently retired. The original name of the company and many of the same products that Dave and Susan originally developed have been kept.
Find a Dave Abel Boards old favorite design, check out our new designs, or email Curtis with your special requests.
curtis@abelboards.com
Scroll down to view our stock colors.
To view products, select a category: Animals, Decorative Objects, or Geometric shapes.
Products with these standard stock colors, as well as some limited or discontinued colors, are shown in the gallery above. Color availability is limited to our current inventory.