An East Texas knife shop, called The Blade Bar, is grabbing the internet's attention for refusing to put a Nazi emblem on a knife per a customer request.
An East Texas knife shop called The Blade Bar is grabbing the internet's attention for refusing to put a Nazi emblem on a knife. The small business in Edom , about 20 miles west of Tyler , is owned by a husband-and-wife team of bladesmiths, Johnathan and Rhiannon Sibley .
In the past, the shop has earned attention for its craftsmanship on the History Channel's 'Forged in Fire' series, the East Texas Weekend and more. ALSO READ: Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. Is San Antonio’s federal funding in danger? However, the shop is going viral this week not for the work it has done, but for the work that it would not do. In a Saturday update to TikTok, the shop shared a clip of co-owner Johnathan refusing to put a Hitler Youth emblem on a knife, as a potential customer requested. 'Some orders aren't worth taking... #buhbye #nonazis,' the shop captioned the post. ALSO READ: Max & Louie's owner shares recipes for chicken soup, 'best matzo balls on Earth' In the video, a man and woman walk into the shop. The woman places two sheathed knives down on the table. Jonathan picks up one, examines it, sheathes it, then takes the other to give it a look. 'What are we wanting to put in on them?' Jonathan says, as he's unsheathing the second knife. ALSO READ: 'Incredibly concerned': Educators, families fearful after Trump order allowing ICE raids in schools 'OK, Hitler Youth knife,' the woman says. 'I need the emblem out of that,' she says, pointing to the knife Johnathan is holding, 'to go onto this knife.' Johnathan answers immediately. 'No, I won't do it,' he says as he sheathes the knife and slides it back to the woman. When she asks why not, Jonathan's responds simply: 'No Nazi bulls--t,' he says. Three seconds of silence follows, as the man and woman look silently at Johnathan. Then the woman says, 'OK. OK. No problem.' ALSO READ: Go around the world with six dumplings at San Antonio restaurants Johnathan says he'd be willing to create a modern German forestry seal. 'I will de-Nazify s--t. But I won't re-Nazify s--t.' ALSO READ: 2M Smokehouse spinoff Blu Lacy rebranding as Castroville Barbecue Co. The man and woman then walk out of the shop without incident. As of Friday, The Blade Bar's TikTok post has received almost 350,000 views, over 80,000 likes and over 5,200 comments. Among the applause: 'whose n@zi MeMaw is this?' one user wrote about the woman who made the request. 'I can't believe they would even have such a request smh,' another user wrote. 'Bro wasted no time,' one user wrote of Johnathan's response. 'That is patriotism!' another user wrote. 'Thank you for standing up for what is right!' ALSO READ: San Antonio’s Rebelle restaurant 'closed until further notice' 'It doesn't happen a lot, but it happens way too much,' Johnathan told the Express-News. 'We get requests like that maybe once a year, year and a half, which is still too damn much.' Since the moment went viral, Johnathan said many people have asked him if he's worried about potential backlash. ALSO READ: Tesla plans Austin robotaxi rollout in June as it works to reassure investors with growth pledge 'We fought a whole war about this,' he said. 'I'm not worried about offending Nazis.' Johnathan said that, due to popular demand, they are now selling shirts that state the shop's No. 1 rule on the front. 'No Nazi bullsh-t.' ALSO READ: Exclusive: Space Commission's first grants go to Space Force in El Paso, West Texas flight study ALSO READ: USAA Bank’s board taps Michael Moran as president of embattled institution
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