diff --git a/src/buf.rs b/src/buf.rs
index 495478ef0acd99851ff775ea4fc9e33b19b1eb14..1016e0b9fb7a5f7ffb5b9825184aa057489d4555 100644
--- a/src/buf.rs
+++ b/src/buf.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ use std::{cmp, io, ptr, usize};
 
 /// Read bytes from a buffer.
 ///
-/// A buffer stores bytes in memory such that read access is infallible. The
-/// underlying storage may or may not be in contiguous memory. A `Buf` value is
-/// a cursor into the buffer. Reading from `Buf` advances the cursor position.
+/// A buffer stores bytes in memory such that read operations are infallible.
+/// The underlying storage may or may not be in contiguous memory. A `Buf` value
+/// is a cursor into the buffer. Reading from `Buf` advances the cursor
+/// position.
 ///
 /// The simplest `Buf` is a `Cursor` wrapping a `[u8]`.
 ///
@@ -35,10 +36,10 @@ pub trait Buf {
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use bytes::{Bytes, Buf, IntoBuf};
+    /// use bytes::Buf;
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
     ///
-    /// let bytes = Bytes::from("hello world");
-    /// let mut buf = bytes.into_buf();
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"hello world");
     ///
     /// assert_eq!(buf.remaining(), 11);
     ///
@@ -57,10 +58,10 @@ pub trait Buf {
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use bytes::{Bytes, Buf, IntoBuf};
+    /// use bytes::Buf;
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
     ///
-    /// let bytes = Bytes::from("hello world");
-    /// let mut buf = bytes.into_buf();
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"hello world");
     ///
     /// assert_eq!(buf.bytes(), b"hello world");
     ///
@@ -78,10 +79,10 @@ pub trait Buf {
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use bytes::{Bytes, Buf, IntoBuf};
+    /// use bytes::Buf;
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
     ///
-    /// let bytes = Bytes::from("hello world");
-    /// let mut buf = bytes.into_buf();
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"hello world");
     ///
     /// assert_eq!(buf.bytes(), b"hello world");
     ///
@@ -97,15 +98,15 @@ pub trait Buf {
 
     /// Returns true if there are any more bytes to consume
     ///
-    /// This is equivalent to `self.remaining() == 0`.
+    /// This is equivalent to `self.remaining() != 0`.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use bytes::{Bytes, Buf, IntoBuf};
+    /// use bytes::Buf;
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
     ///
-    /// let bytes = Bytes::from("a");
-    /// let mut buf = bytes.into_buf();
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"a");
     ///
     /// assert!(buf.has_remaining());
     ///
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ pub trait Buf {
         T::read_int(&buf[..nbytes], nbytes)
     }
 
-    /// Gets a IEEE754 single-precision (4 bytes) floating point number from
+    /// Gets an IEEE754 single-precision (4 bytes) floating point number from
     /// `self` in the specified byte order.
     ///
     /// The current position is advanced by 4.
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ pub trait Buf {
         T::read_f32(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Gets a IEEE754 doublee-precision (8 bytes) floating point number from
+    /// Gets an IEEE754 double-precision (8 bytes) floating point number from
     /// `self` in the specified byte order.
     ///
     /// The current position is advanced by 8.
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ pub trait Buf {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of Buf
+    /// Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of `Buf`.
     ///
     /// The returned adaptor also implements `Buf` and will simply borrow `self`.
     ///
@@ -524,38 +525,167 @@ pub trait Buf {
 }
 
 /// A trait for values that provide sequential write access to bytes.
+///
+/// Write bytes to a buffer
+///
+/// A buffer stores bytes in memory such that write operations are infallible.
+/// The underlying storage may or may not be in contiguous memory. A `BufMut`
+/// value is a cursor into the buffer. Writing to `BufMut` advances the cursor
+/// position.
+///
+/// The simplest `BufMut` is a `Vec<u8>`.
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bytes::BufMut;
+///
+/// let mut buf = vec![];
+///
+/// buf.put("hello world");
+///
+/// assert_eq!(buf, b"hello world");
+/// ```
 pub trait BufMut {
-
-    /// Returns the number of bytes that can be written to the BufMut
+    /// Returns the number of bytes that can be written from the current
+    /// position until the end of the buffer is reached.
+    ///
+    /// This value is greater than or equal to the length of the slice returned
+    /// by `bytes_mut`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::BufMut;
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    ///
+    /// let mut dst = [0; 10];
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(&mut dst[..]);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(10, buf.remaining_mut());
+    /// buf.put("hello");
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(5, buf.remaining_mut());
+    /// ```
     fn remaining_mut(&self) -> usize;
 
     /// Advance the internal cursor of the BufMut
+    ///
+    /// The next call to `bytes_mut` will return a slice starting `cnt` bytes
+    /// further into the underlying buffer.
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because there is no guarantee that the bytes
+    /// being advanced to have been initialized.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::BufMut;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(16);
+    ///
+    /// unsafe {
+    ///     buf.bytes_mut()[0] = b'h';
+    ///     buf.bytes_mut()[1] = b'e';
+    ///
+    ///     buf.advance_mut(2);
+    ///
+    ///     buf.bytes_mut()[0] = b'l';
+    ///     buf.bytes_mut()[1..3].copy_from_slice(b"lo");
+    ///
+    ///     buf.advance_mut(3);
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(5, buf.len());
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"hello");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function can panic if `cnt > self.remaining_mut()`.
     unsafe fn advance_mut(&mut self, cnt: usize);
 
-    /// Returns true iff there is any more space for bytes to be written
+    /// Returns true if there is space in `self` for more bytes.
+    ///
+    /// This is equivalent to `self.remaining_mut() != 0`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::BufMut;
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    ///
+    /// let mut dst = [0; 5];
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(&mut dst);
+    ///
+    /// assert!(buf.has_remaining_mut());
+    ///
+    /// buf.put("hello");
+    ///
+    /// assert!(!buf.has_remaining_mut());
+    /// ```
     fn has_remaining_mut(&self) -> bool {
         self.remaining_mut() > 0
     }
 
     /// Returns a mutable slice starting at the current BufMut position and of
-    /// length between 0 and `BufMut::remaining()`.
+    /// length between 0 and `BufMut::remaining_mut()`.
+    ///
+    /// This is a lower level function. Most operations are done with other
+    /// functions.
     ///
     /// The returned byte slice may represent uninitialized memory.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::BufMut;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(16);
+    ///
+    /// unsafe {
+    ///     buf.bytes_mut()[0] = b'h';
+    ///     buf.bytes_mut()[1] = b'e';
+    ///
+    ///     buf.advance_mut(2);
+    ///
+    ///     buf.bytes_mut()[0] = b'l';
+    ///     buf.bytes_mut()[1..3].copy_from_slice(b"lo");
+    ///
+    ///     buf.advance_mut(3);
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(5, buf.len());
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"hello");
+    /// ```
     unsafe fn bytes_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8];
 
-    /// Copies bytes from `src` into `self`
+    /// Transfer bytes into `self` from `src` and advance the cursor by the
+    /// number of bytes written.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::BufMut;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    ///
+    /// buf.put(b'h');
+    /// buf.put(&b"ello"[..]);
+    /// buf.put(" world");
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"hello world");
+    /// ```
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if `self` does not have enough capacity to copy all the data
-    /// from `src`
+    /// Panics if `self` does not have enough capacity to contain `src`.
     fn put<S: Source>(&mut self, src: S) where Self: Sized {
-        src.source(self);
+        src.copy_to_buf(self);
     }
 
-    /// Copies bytes from the given slice into the `BufMut` and advance the
-    /// cursor by the number of bytes written.
-    /// Returns the number of bytes written.
+    /// Transfer bytes into `self` from `src` and advance the cursor by the
+    /// number of bytes written.
+    ///
+    /// `self` must have enough remaining capacity to contain all of `src`.
     ///
     /// ```
     /// use bytes::BufMut;
@@ -597,85 +727,273 @@ pub trait BufMut {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Writes an unsigned 16 bit integer to the BufMut.
+    /// Writes an unsigned 16 bit integer to `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by 2.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_u16::<BigEndian>(0x0809);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x08\x09");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_u16<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: u16) {
         let mut buf = [0; 2];
         T::write_u16(&mut buf, n);
         self.put_slice(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Writes a signed 16 bit integer to the BufMut.
+    /// Writes a signed 16 bit integer to `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by 2.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_i16::<BigEndian>(0x0809);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x08\x09");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_i16<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: i16) {
         let mut buf = [0; 2];
         T::write_i16(&mut buf, n);
         self.put_slice(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Writes an unsigned 32 bit integer to the BufMut.
+    /// Writes an unsigned 32 bit integer to `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by 4.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_u32::<BigEndian>(0x0809A0A1);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x08\x09\xA0\xA1");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_u32<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: u32) {
         let mut buf = [0; 4];
         T::write_u32(&mut buf, n);
         self.put_slice(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Writes a signed 32 bit integer to the BufMut.
+    /// Writes a signed 32 bit integer to `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by 4.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_i32::<BigEndian>(0x0809A0A1);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x08\x09\xA0\xA1");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_i32<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: i32) {
         let mut buf = [0; 4];
         T::write_i32(&mut buf, n);
         self.put_slice(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Writes an unsigned 64 bit integer to the BufMut.
+    /// Writes an unsigned 64 bit integer to `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by 8.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_u64::<BigEndian>(0x0102030405060708);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_u64<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: u64) {
         let mut buf = [0; 8];
         T::write_u64(&mut buf, n);
         self.put_slice(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Writes a signed 64 bit integer to the BufMut.
+    /// Writes a signed 64 bit integer to `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by 8.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_i64::<BigEndian>(0x0102030405060708);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_i64<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: i64) {
         let mut buf = [0; 8];
         T::write_i64(&mut buf, n);
         self.put_slice(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Writes an unsigned n-bytes integer to the BufMut.
+    /// Writes an unsigned n-byte integer to `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by `nbytes`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_uint::<BigEndian>(0x010203, 3);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x01\x02\x03");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// If the given integer is not representable in the given number of bytes,
-    /// this method panics. If `nbytes > 8`, this method panics.
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_uint<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: u64, nbytes: usize) {
         let mut buf = [0; 8];
         T::write_uint(&mut buf, n, nbytes);
         self.put_slice(&buf[0..nbytes])
     }
 
-    /// Writes a signed n-bytes integer to the BufMut.
+    /// Writes a signed n-byte integer to `self` in the specified byte order.
     ///
-    /// If the given integer is not representable in the given number of bytes,
-    /// this method panics. If `nbytes > 8`, this method panics.
+    /// The current position is advanced by `nbytes`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_int::<BigEndian>(0x010203, 3);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x01\x02\x03");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_int<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: i64, nbytes: usize) {
         let mut buf = [0; 8];
         T::write_int(&mut buf, n, nbytes);
         self.put_slice(&buf[0..nbytes])
     }
 
-    /// Writes a IEEE754 single-precision (4 bytes) floating point number to
-    /// the BufMut.
+    /// Writes  an IEEE754 single-precision (4 bytes) floating point number to
+    /// `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by 4.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_f32::<BigEndian>(1.2f32);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x3F\x99\x99\x9A");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_f32<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: f32) {
         let mut buf = [0; 4];
         T::write_f32(&mut buf, n);
         self.put_slice(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Writes a IEEE754 double-precision (8 bytes) floating point number to
-    /// the BufMut.
+    /// Writes  an IEEE754 double-precision (8 bytes) floating point number to
+    /// `self` in the specified byte order.
+    ///
+    /// The current position is advanced by 8.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    /// buf.put_f64::<BigEndian>(1.2f64);
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x3F\xF3\x33\x33\x33\x33\x33\x33");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
+    /// `self`.
     fn put_f64<T: ByteOrder>(&mut self, n: f64) {
         let mut buf = [0; 8];
         T::write_f64(&mut buf, n);
         self.put_slice(&buf)
     }
 
-    /// Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of BufMut
+    /// Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of `BufMut`.
+    ///
+    /// The returned adapter also implements `BufMut` and will simply borrow
+    /// `self`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::BufMut;
+    /// use std::io;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = vec![];
+    ///
+    /// {
+    ///     let mut reference = buf.by_ref();
+    ///
+    ///     // Adapt reference to `std::io::Write`.
+    ///     let mut writer = reference.writer();
+    ///
+    ///     // Use the buffer as a writter
+    ///     io::Write::write(&mut writer, &b"hello world"[..]).unwrap();
+    /// } // drop our &mut reference so that we can use `buf` again
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(buf, &b"hello world"[..]);
+    /// ```
     fn by_ref(&mut self) -> &mut Self where Self: Sized {
         self
     }
@@ -695,33 +1013,62 @@ pub trait BufMut {
 
 /// Conversion into a `Buf`
 ///
-/// Usually, `IntoBuf` is implemented on references of types and not directly
-/// on the types themselves. For example, `IntoBuf` is implemented for `&'a
-/// Vec<u8>` and not `Vec<u8>` directly.
+/// An `IntoBuf` implementation defines how to convert a value into a `Buf`.
+/// This is common for types that represent byte storage of some kind. `IntoBuf`
+/// may be implemented directly for types or on references for those types.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bytes::{Buf, IntoBuf, BigEndian};
+///
+/// let bytes = b"\x00\x01hello world";
+/// let mut buf = bytes.into_buf();
+///
+/// assert_eq!(1, buf.get_u16::<BigEndian>());
+///
+/// let mut rest = [0; 11];
+/// buf.copy_to_slice(&mut rest);
+///
+/// assert_eq!(b"hello world", &rest);
+/// ```
 pub trait IntoBuf {
     /// The `Buf` type that `self` is being converted into
     type Buf: Buf;
 
     /// Creates a `Buf` from a value.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{Buf, IntoBuf, BigEndian};
+    ///
+    /// let bytes = b"\x00\x01hello world";
+    /// let mut buf = bytes.into_buf();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(1, buf.get_u16::<BigEndian>());
+    ///
+    /// let mut rest = [0; 11];
+    /// buf.copy_to_slice(&mut rest);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(b"hello world", &rest);
+    /// ```
     fn into_buf(self) -> Self::Buf;
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a [u8] {
     type Buf = io::Cursor<&'a [u8]>;
 
-    /// Creates a buffer from a value
     fn into_buf(self) -> Self::Buf {
         io::Cursor::new(self)
     }
 }
 
-// Kind of annoying...
-impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a &'static [u8] {
-    type Buf = io::Cursor<&'static [u8]>;
+impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a str {
+    type Buf = io::Cursor<&'a [u8]>;
 
-    /// Creates a buffer from a value
     fn into_buf(self) -> Self::Buf {
-        io::Cursor::new(self)
+        self.as_bytes().into_buf()
     }
 }
 
@@ -733,6 +1080,24 @@ impl IntoBuf for Vec<u8> {
     }
 }
 
+// Kind of annoying... but this impl is required to allow passing `&'static
+// [u8]` where for<'a> &'a T: IntoBuf is required.
+impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a &'static [u8] {
+    type Buf = io::Cursor<&'static [u8]>;
+
+    fn into_buf(self) -> Self::Buf {
+        io::Cursor::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a &'static str {
+    type Buf = io::Cursor<&'static [u8]>;
+
+    fn into_buf(self) -> Self::Buf {
+        self.as_bytes().into_buf()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a Vec<u8> {
     type Buf = io::Cursor<&'a [u8]>;
 
@@ -741,6 +1106,22 @@ impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a Vec<u8> {
     }
 }
 
+impl IntoBuf for String {
+    type Buf = io::Cursor<Vec<u8>>;
+
+    fn into_buf(self) -> Self::Buf {
+        self.into_bytes().into_buf()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a String {
+    type Buf = io::Cursor<&'a [u8]>;
+
+    fn into_buf(self) -> Self::Buf {
+        self.as_bytes().into_buf()
+    }
+}
+
 impl IntoBuf for () {
     type Buf = io::Cursor<&'static [u8]>;
 
@@ -765,50 +1146,120 @@ impl<'a> IntoBuf for &'a () {
 
 
 /// A value that writes bytes from itself into a `BufMut`.
+///
+/// Values that implement `Source` are used as an argument to
+/// [`BufMut::put`](trait.BufMut.html#method.put).
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bytes::{BufMut, Source};
+///
+/// struct Repeat {
+///     num: usize,
+///     str: String,
+/// }
+///
+/// impl Source for Repeat {
+///     fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+///         for _ in 0..self.num {
+///             buf.put(&self.str);
+///         }
+///     }
+/// }
+///
+/// let mut dst = vec![];
+/// dst.put(Repeat {
+///     num: 3,
+///     str: "hello".into(),
+/// });
+///
+/// assert_eq!(*dst, b"hellohellohello"[..]);
+/// ```
 pub trait Source {
     /// Copy data from self into destination buffer
-    fn source<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B);
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes::{BufMut, Source};
+    ///
+    /// let mut dst = vec![];
+    ///
+    /// "hello".copy_to_buf(&mut dst);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(*dst, b"hello"[..]);
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This function panis if `buf` does not have enough capacity for `self`.
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B);
+}
+
+impl Source for Vec<u8> {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+        buf.put_slice(&self[..]);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Source for &'a Vec<u8> {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+        buf.put_slice(&self[..]);
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Source for &'a [u8] {
-    fn source<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
         buf.put_slice(self);
     }
 }
 
+impl Source for String {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+        buf.put_slice(self.as_bytes());
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Source for &'a String {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+        buf.put_slice(self.as_bytes());
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> Source for &'a str {
-    fn source<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
         buf.put_slice(self.as_bytes());
     }
 }
 
 impl Source for u8 {
-    fn source<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
         let src = [self];
         buf.put_slice(&src);
     }
 }
 
 impl Source for i8 {
-    fn source<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
         buf.put_slice(&[self as u8])
     }
 }
 
 impl Source for Bytes {
-    fn source<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
-        Source::source(self.as_ref(), buf);
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+        Source::copy_to_buf(self.as_ref(), buf);
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Source for &'a Bytes {
-    fn source<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
-        Source::source(self.as_ref(), buf);
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(self, buf: &mut B) {
+        Source::copy_to_buf(self.as_ref(), buf);
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T: Buf> Source for &'a mut T {
-    fn source<B: BufMut>(mut self, buf: &mut B) {
+impl<T: Buf> Source for T {
+    fn copy_to_buf<B: BufMut>(mut self, buf: &mut B) {
         assert!(buf.remaining_mut() >= self.remaining());
 
         while self.has_remaining() {
@@ -839,8 +1290,8 @@ impl<'a, T: Buf> Source for &'a mut T {
 
 /// A `Buf` adapter which limits the bytes read from an underlying buffer.
 ///
-/// This struct is generally created by calling `take()` on `Buf`. [More
-/// detail](trait.Buf.html#method.take).
+/// This struct is generally created by calling `take()` on `Buf`. See
+/// documentation of [`take()`](trait.Buf.html#method.take) for more details.
 pub struct Take<T> {
     inner: T,
     limit: usize,
@@ -848,28 +1299,117 @@ pub struct Take<T> {
 
 impl<T> Take<T> {
     /// Consumes this `Take`, returning the underlying value.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"hello world").take(2);
+    /// let mut dst = vec![];
+    ///
+    /// dst.put(&mut buf);
+    /// assert_eq!(*dst, b"he"[..]);
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = buf.into_inner();
+    ///
+    /// dst.clear();
+    /// dst.put(&mut buf);
+    /// assert_eq!(*dst, b"llo world"[..]);
+    /// ```
     pub fn into_inner(self) -> T {
         self.inner
     }
 
-    /// Gets a reference to the underlying value in this `Take`.
+    /// Gets a reference to the underlying `Buf`.
+    ///
+    /// It is inadvisable to directly read from the underlying reader.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"hello world").take(2);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(0, buf.get_ref().position());
+    /// ```
     pub fn get_ref(&self) -> &T {
         &self.inner
     }
 
-    /// Gets a mutable reference to the underlying value in this `Take`.
+    /// Gets a mutable reference to the underlying `Buf`.
+    ///
+    /// It is inadvisable to directly read from the underlying reader.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"hello world").take(2);
+    /// let mut dst = vec![];
+    ///
+    /// buf.get_mut().set_position(2);
+    ///
+    /// dst.put(&mut buf);
+    /// assert_eq!(*dst, b"ll"[..]);
+    /// ```
     pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
         &mut self.inner
     }
 
-    /// Returns the maximum number of bytes that are made available from the
-    /// underlying value.
+    /// Returns the maximum number of bytes that can be read.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// If the inner `Buf` has fewer bytes than indicated by this method then
+    /// that is the actual number of available bytes.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use bytes::Buf;
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"hello world").take(2);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(2, buf.limit());
+    /// assert_eq!(b'h', buf.get_u8());
+    /// assert_eq!(1, buf.limit());
+    /// ```
     pub fn limit(&self) -> usize {
         self.limit
     }
 
-    /// Sets the maximum number of bytes that are made available from the
-    /// underlying value.
+    /// Sets the maximum number of bytes that can be read.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// If the inner `Buf` has fewer bytes than `lim` then that is the actual
+    /// number of available bytes.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = Cursor::new(b"hello world").take(2);
+    /// let mut dst = vec![];
+    ///
+    /// dst.put(&mut buf);
+    /// assert_eq!(*dst, b"he"[..]);
+    ///
+    /// dst.clear();
+    ///
+    /// buf.set_limit(3);
+    /// dst.put(&mut buf);
+    /// assert_eq!(*dst, b"llo"[..]);
+    /// ```
     pub fn set_limit(&mut self, lim: usize) {
         self.limit = lim
     }