Ron staring at the torch BEFORE flipping down the shield on his welding goggles perfectly sums up his character

he lowered it as he intensified the flame. Orange and yellow flame not so bad on the eyes but blue green and white are quite bright depending on the torch.

I got to be honest bro. As a welder I'm going to let you know right now. Everybody I've seen seems to fire up their torch before dropping there hoods. It doesn't get really bright till you start cutting with it

Tell me you know nothing about using a torch lol

Duh, he had to protect the flames from his intense gaze.

Gotta get the oxygen/acetylene mixture right before you start working. Best way is to look at the flame while you dial it in

I made my first ring using Ron's instructions just to see if it works and it did! Except for the tearing off the sconce part 😂 I just used some scrap metal 💍

Yeah but he used a sconce, Due to the color it was either steel, which has too high of a melting point to pour into a mold, not to mention all the slag when poured into a mold like that; or it was pewter, and that is gonna give them one hell of a rash so let's hope they were just placeholder rings.

@Alexis Taylor pewter make you have rashes? Thats weird...

​@Bach Vandals i think pewter also tarnished easily too

The very material and practical nature of this comment thread, inspired by a fictional character’s tutorial is…beautiful 🧑‍🍳🤌💋💍

​@Alexis Taylor Since he made.. it's either wedding or engagement rings, I think the show was implying that the scones were silver or some kind of silver alloy.

A ring forged in a waffle iron made from a piece of Ann's house is possibly the best possible ring Ron could have made for Leslie!!!

Knowing this show, that was probably intentional. But i never noticed it

Frfr

Damn. Never realized that

I completely forgot about Leslie's waffle addiction. Damn I need to rewatch parks and rec. I miss them all so much.

You know what's funny? Ha you can't undo it now °

Every time Ron Swanson smiles or laughs an Angel learns how to use a lathe...

Lmfao

😆. This comment is gonna blow up.

This comment is just 😚🤌

That's why they're an angel 😂

That was beautiful, this should be the library of congress😢

It never occurred to me until now that Ron makes the rings in a waffle iron…Leslie’s favorite food ❤

Not just that but he used a part of Ann’s house, which considering what happened to it in the last season probably makes the rings all the more special to Leslie

Damn, good catch.

😂❤

I have never seen a single scene implying that Leslie's favorite food is a waffle iron.

@Justaway_of_the_Samurai lol something my grandpa would have said 😂

His invisible excitement at mundane things gives me life

*Mundane? The banality of bespoke rings from recycled objects. Can Ron be less impressive?*

How is this mundane?

He plays it as mundane because that’s his character but that ain’t mundane

The sanding down of the repaired wall is the perfect little touch to this sequence 😊

yeah but GL matching the paint.....

@natma relnam I have full confidence in his abilities 😊

He said it took him 20 minutes. Which means he had to have used 5 minute mud. When you use 5 minute mud, you can use your blade to smooth out the mud as it dries. So there is no need to sand. I have finished entire rooms like this. Walls and ceilings. You have to mix your mud in a pan and only in small amounts or else it dries before you can use it all. We always put the sand in the pan, then squeezed a wet sponge over it and mixed it with our blades directly in the pan. Seems like more work but it is actually a lot less than having to sand everything afterwards. You can try 10,15,20 minute muds while you’re gradually learning. You just put the mud on, then just before it’s dry and still pliable, you scrape out the bubbles and leave it smooth. No sanding and no dust.

@Lee Russell overthinking it dude! 😃

I was a jewelers apprentice for a few months, and that’s basically it. Most people can YouTube how to be a jeweler in their garage after buying the proper equipment. It takes practice and patient. But yeah, jewelry is ridiculously expensive for what you get.

Do you have a real life example? I'm just curious, not being a contrarian.

@TheRobustEmpyrean In Italy we tipically use 18k gold for jewelry (more resistant and cheaper) at this very moment it costs around 43.64€/gram. A wedding ring weights around 1-7 grams for a woman and 3-9 grams for a man, let's pick the middle numbers so let's say 4 grams for a woman and 6 grams for a man. This brings you to a material cost of at least 174,56€ for a woman and 261.84€ for a man, that's not considering potential loss of material through manufacturing and the cost of the tools needed to work the metal into a suitable ring so the final price will be obviously higher if you want to do it yourself, let alone if you want to put some stones into them rings but that's a personal choice.

My spouse and I learned how to make rings out of non-ferrous metals (silver, gold, copper, etc.), in an evening, in ~2.5 hours, for something like $200. This was from an "AirBnb Experience" I paid for when visiting another city. I've been wearing the silver band I made that night since then. I stamped a woodgrain-like pattern into the band with a hammer and basically the flat head of a screwdriver. People are surprised to find out that it wasn't professionally done. It's been months but I can still explain the whole process without double-checking anything. I'm not exceptional. It's just not a complicated process. Though, you can make it more complicated with some optional choices. But it should be said that there is a lot of room for _skill_ which shouldn't be overlooked. If you don't have skills in design, attention to detail, and working with small objects, then keep the ring simple. And if you want to try something complicated, like creating a setting for a gemstone, or some sculpted metalwork, you're going to need quite a bit more practice. But the basic process itself can be learned easily with a good guide, a little practice, and a little care and patience.

I've been doing a bit of every kind of art I can. Making jewelry by far has been the easiest when compared to price of the materials and equipment needed I've tried so far. Digital art is the cheapest to get into, just need a tablet computer and a decent app, but it's also freaking hard.

Actually i remembered water colors are cheapest, but even harder than digital.

If Ron Swanson isn't your favourite parks and rec character, you're watching it wrong.

Ron and Andy

The man IS one helluva woodworker. Gave a tour of his shop.

I'm just curious as to how Ron knew the couple's ring sizes.

He knew them personally. You think he couldn't eyeball it?

​@Listening Point it's Ron Swanson so I guess he could

Because Leslie is obviously waffle square size.

He measured one on his pinky and one on his ring finger, if you watch closely

He's Ron Swanson

Words can’t explain how much I look up to this man

Watch him be a gay man in the last of us series, I can never see him as a awesome American gun loving, steak eating, awesome guy. I ain't got nothing against gays I just would never have thought I'd see that from him lol

​@Chris Leyva luckily for you my friend, gay men love guns, steak, and being awesome

Fun fact, Nick Offerman in real life was actually a Carpenter before he was an actor so if anybody knows what they’re talking about even if they are lines, it’s this guy

he is a carpenter, he has shop you can buy his workshop products

I mean to be fair that's an appeal to authority fallacy... Carpentry has very little to do with metalwork too

In the episode Ron's building a boat, it's literally the boat Nick was building at home.

More than a carpenter, he's an artisan

I Can't Help But Admit It, But I TOTALLY Adore BOTH Ron & Nick!!!

"You had me at meat tornado" ~Ron Swanson

Ron's a hardcore capitalist and is like "buying things is for suckers" 😂

That is the point of capitalism: freedom of choice.

@The Grillmaster Not about to debate the morality of modern capitalism on YouTube lmao

​@Muhammadyou're not I believe he is citing capitalism is about having options which is not the way many would interpret it. The problem with modern capitalism is the government regulation and interference that prevents new competition from getting to the market. The reason giant corporations love regulation is because they can afford the cost of compliance while small business and startups who would be their future competition cannot. This is why a small number of businesses become massively wealthy and everyone blames capitalism when it's actually the interference with capitalism that causes the massive inequities.

@AverageLeagueHack lol

Man wish they made a show just about him and his advice

Bill making a ring for Frank

Now I’m gonna cry.

😩

and then he became a survivalist

Every person without a father needs this man

"People who buy things are suckers" no truer words have ever been spoken

You can buy a ring exactly like that direct from China for $2 shipped. But Ron spent 20 minutes of his time to make it. He earns $2 every 3-5 minutes he works most likely as a govt worker

“ people who buy things are suckers” - proceeds to buy/wear a omega speedmaster. probably nicks personal watch and didnt take it off, but i think its funny.

Is that a speedmaster? Thought it was a Daytona at first glance I was just about to go google it to confirm which it is until I seen your comment

I saw that to lol! But come on.... Who wouldn't want the same model watch that was worn on the FREAKIN MOON!!! Can't build that!

It could be implied that it was gifted to him in the show by someone.

I made my ring out of wood lol. A few years later I used some gold wire too after learning to inlay lol

Possibly the best sitcom character in the last 20 years.

Ron is my spirit animal.

It warms my heart to see that Bill was so resourceful in his life before the mushroom apocalypse.

This man has chaotic dwarven blacksmith energy, and I'm all here for it.

Still fixed the drywall....awesome.

What a beautiful ring. I hope he gets married after spending ten years with someone he loves, and nothing bad happens after.

Makes jewelry in a tux now that's class 👌🏻👌🏻

I feel like this is how Sauron actually forged the One Ring, and he was actually a pretty private guy until a couple of his constituents showed up at his office to complain about it.

Nah, he disguised himself as anitar (probably spelled that wrong) the lord of gifts to the smiths of arregeon(probably spelled that wrong two) he taught them ring lore and spent hundreds of years making lesser rings of power to build their trust in him before making the major rings of power. The seven for the dwarf lords and 9 for mortal men. His idea was to have all of these rings connected to him so when he went off in secret to forge the one ring when he put it on he would instantly have dominion over anyone wearing the other rings of power. And because of the power these rings brought they would likely be in high positions of power. Anyways while he was doing this calibrimbor made 3 rings of his own and when Sauron put on the one ring everyone realized and took the rings off. So he gathered his armies, destroyed the city, and got back all of the rings except those 3. Then he distributed 9 to the kings of men and his plan worked perfectly on them. However the 7 he gave to the dwarf lords just made them more greedy leading to them delving too deep into the earth attracting durins bane and the dragons leading to their decline.

@Zenix931 based

Some guy in the comments: *LOTR joke* ​@Zenix931: "NOT IN MY HOUSE!"

If I could ever; I'd shake that man's hand and tell him thank you for giving us such a perfect character as Ron

I love this man so much. He inspired me to become libertarian and make a libertarian club at my highschool

Lucky the sconce wasn't just chromed plastic or they'd be better with ring pops 😉

Can we have a blacksmith reacts video for this cause this feels like a “What are man’s rules to God?” kind of situation.

As someone who took jewelry making courses in college, it really is simpler than you’d think. Ron is right on the money with this one.

When in doubt, think… what would Ron Swanson do?

The best part is in real life he's a master wood worker so this scene is real to him

I don't think a lot of people know but this guy is actually a master craftsman.

I love me some Ron Swanson

Offerman actually knows his stuff.

Rings are some of the easiest things to make, a quick trip to goodwill with $20 or less and you'll have the basic materials, then hit up a hardware store with about $100 and you'll have the rest of the tools to to give it at least 10 attempts.

Ron is like a cool Ned Flanders.

Flanders is actually diddly-dope

Diddly dee... Flanders was robbed in later seasons

He makes me want to go build something and ignore the government

Ron makes anything sound easy and possible

People like this should be in every community so young men can look up to people like this.

I'd throw turkey bacon 🥓 in trash with him.

Hilarious because Nick Offerman originally played the character to be a mocking example the “rugged libertarian” but that didn’t really work out too well lol

@Caleb Saenz what are his labels now? I only like this character and can't stand the show. I just watch the Ron Swanson videos people post.

@Jeffrey Jamon follow up question, what do you mean by labels?

I..... I know what ring I'm gonna get when I propose now. That's Ron.

Ron is the quintessential example of leaving below your means.

How cool would it be to forge your own rings! This is just Nick being himself, and he rules!

“People who buy things are suckers” Ron’s top 10 best quotes.

Ron like the uncle that's you hang out with to get away from rest of the family 😂

Oh em gee, how I ❤ Ron Swanson - I almost wish he was real! 😂

This guy is my spirit animal

Just saw him in the Last Of Us.... he is the definition of a Man's man....

Need a dad like him

The quick cut to him responsibly patching the wall where the sconce was is a great detail 😂

Role model..

i love him even more after the last of us. Absolute legend.

Dude Ron both in the show and in real life is like a harkin back to the past. That mustache, his burly build, his manly know-how. This is what all American men were like before the '50s. This dude is literally trad!

If that light had a quarter of a rings worth of usable metal, I'd be shocked.

That's why he said his grandfathers sconce. It was from an age where they actually made durable goods out of decent material. I can't see Ron actually owning anything made with today's excuse for craftmanship and disposable materials.

​@Rich P Nope, he said his grandfather's torch. You're not a good listener huh. The sconce was from Ann's house.

possibly the greatest character ever

Assuming the ring fits well and doesn't have any wearing issues, this is better than any ring you could buy in my books.

If we’re really honest with ourselves I think all women would have to admit that we don’t want Prince Charming….. we want Ron Swanson.

If only, then more would be like him.

The best part about Ron Swanson is that that isn’t Nick Offerman playing a character. That’s just how he is

Ron is the reason I have hope for a second marriage

Footage of Bill in his late teens. Frank later used the mould to make waffles.

I admire you so much..Semper Fi Sir .., Be unmanageable 🎉

Many people don't know that Nick Offerman is actually a pretty gifted woodworker in real life. You should check out his handmade canoes. Very impressive.

I like how he talked about the easy steps and usual everyday shop tools but forgot to mention the ring sizing die we see him using.

I had Ron down as being more of a safety squint guy, than the full goggles type. He’s full of surprises!

A handmade ring like that is definitely worth more than any ring you can buy

Ron’s not a capitalist, he’s a liberatarian. It’s different. He’s not about government or business, he’s about owning what you want without *hurting* others and doing what you want. I’m very left leaning and I really respect that. Especially when it comes to owning guns to hunt, I can really respect that

i feel like people are mostly desensitized to hear "libertarian" or "conservative" and imedietly think the worst of both when they hear them

I love Ron Swanson a character. Never in a million years would he have made rings that way. He'd have pulled two gold sovereigns out of his pocket (which he always carries, and he would have made them from those.

This man is my favorite

The man of men

Have you seen the last of us? I would strongly disagree 😂

​@Charles Morris Y'know this isn't the last of us... right? Actors can play more than one role.

​@Charles Morris finally someone who knows what I'm talking about!!! I can't look at him the same anymore bro😂

​@Chris Leyva what's the problem? He played the role beautifully and crushed his part in one of the best episodes of the season

@Chris Leyva I mean seeing him differently for playing a gay character makes you a child

I swear they just followed him around in real life and wrote the part about his hobbies.

Ron is a mans man. Ive wanted to start watching the series but the compilations are more than enough to sooth my soul for a while.

Personally, my all time favourite scene of the show

Can we get a playlist from Ron’s creations and instructions? Anyone?

That’s it, I’m rewatching parks and rec again. Ron is without a doubt the best character on that show 😂 I’ll see y’all in a week or so when I finish it lmao.

If you got the tools, got the time, and got the ambition, nearly anything can be yours.

What a father figure

Ron is my spirit animal

Ron actually makes stuff like this in real life he's a G

*Between YT shorts from Keannu Reeves and Nick Offerman's Ron Swanson, I have all the tools to live a good life.*

Lmao I love that he goes into depth and is making rings out of the light fixture, but didn’t just unscrew it and instead ripped it off the wall

I love seeing videos of my spirit animal

We all need a Ron.

Usual molten metal: Red Hot & Glowing Ron's molten metal: Glittery Syrup ✨

Ron will ALWAYS be the man! 🤟

I remember my grandfather taking a £1 coin and hammering it into a ring with no heat just a round file, anvil and hammer it took ages but I always wanted it

I think that the most impressive part is that he did it in a shirt and tie without getting a single smudge on it

What they did to my boy in the last of us is unforgivable

Ron is the man’s man

I really love Ron in the Last of Us, really didn't expect that for his character

That is beautiful.

This show is possibly the best thing media has ever given to hoosiers

Everyone needs a Ron Swanson in their life........a John Ralphio will always be a fun time too.

I still want to see Chris Pratt play as this dudes younger brother at some point.

He’s the definition of chaotic neutral 🤣