2003 : I started the Bernard Delor's - Orient Blades project, willing to bring back to life the most gorgeous blades of the wide and ancient Orient, from Arabia to Ottoman Empire, from Persia to India, From Mongolia to China...
I spent most of the year doing artistical, historical and technical researches, drawing, then making some of the items.
I forged all non damascus blades, made the hilts and scabbards and started working with some craftsmen whose talents helped me making this projet what it is (*).
2004 : I presented some new items at Thiers art knife festival and at Paris SICAC.
2005 : I presented the Bernard Delor's Orient Blades new "arts from China and central Asia" theme at the Thiers art knife festival. 
During the last six monthes of 2005, time had come for a pause ! I started a one year blacksmithing and knifemaking training, willing to become more accurate in my work and to be able to make my own pattern welded damascus steel.
 2006 : new creations, still "China and central Asia" theme, were shown at Thiers art knife festival. Among those, two traditional chinese folding knives.
2007 : a mongolian horsemen travel trousse...
 ....and an engraved knife in the style of the Island of Crete, were shown at Thiers Art Knife Festival
 2008 : an indo-persan forged bichwa
 And some new kind of creation : a hunting knife, freely inspired by oriental style and design
Contacts :
Bernard Delor
e-mail :
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tel : (33) 6 85 22 08 94
(*) I'd like to thank everyone who's been involved in the project :
Yann LeBaillif for steel engraving
Joëlle Yagüe for all gilding
Jean-Luc Soubeyras for his early involvment in the project and his technical help in pattern welding of damascus blades
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