diff --git a/src/tree.rs b/src/tree.rs
index 10021db..5df10a6 100644
--- a/src/tree.rs
+++ b/src/tree.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ impl<BorrowType: marker::BorrowType, K, V> NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V> {
             })
             .ok_or(self)
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn first_edge(self) -> Handle<NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>, marker::Edge> {
+        unsafe { Handle::new_edge(self, 0) }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn last_edge(self) -> Handle<NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>, marker::Edge> {
+        let len = self.len();
+        assert!(len > 0);
+        unsafe { Handle::new_edge(self, len) }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<BorrowType: marker::BorrowType, K, V> Handle<NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>, marker::Edge> {
@@ -616,6 +626,27 @@ impl<BorrowType, K, V> NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V> {
         }
     }
 }
+impl<BorrowType: marker::BorrowType, K, V> NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V> {
+    fn first_leaf_edge(self) -> Handle<NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>, marker::Edge> {
+        let mut node = self;
+        loop {
+            match node.force() {
+                ForceResult::Leaf(leaf) => break leaf.first_edge(),
+                ForceResult::Internal(internal) => node = internal.first_edge().descend(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn last_leaf_edge(self) -> Handle<NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>, marker::Edge> {
+        let mut node = self;
+        loop {
+            match node.force() {
+                ForceResult::Leaf(leaf) => break leaf.last_edge(),
+                ForceResult::Internal(internal) => node = internal.last_edge().descend(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl<'a, K, V> NodeRef<marker::Mut<'a>, K, V> {
     pub(super) fn grow_node(&mut self) {
@@ -1433,6 +1464,73 @@ unsafe fn slice_insert<T>(slice: &mut [MaybeUninit<T>], idx: usize, value: T) {
     }
 }
 
+mod range {
+    #![allow(dead_code)]
+    use core::ptr;
+
+    use super::marker;
+
+    use crate::tree::{Handle, NodeRef};
+
+    enum LeafHandle<BorrowType, K, V> {
+        Root(NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>),
+        Edge(Handle<NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>, marker::Edge>),
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) struct LeafRange<BorrowType, K, V> {
+        front: Option<LeafHandle<BorrowType, K, V>>,
+        back: Option<LeafHandle<BorrowType, K, V>>,
+    }
+
+    impl<'a, K: 'a, V: 'a> Clone for LeafHandle<marker::Immut<'a>, K, V> {
+        fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+            match self {
+                LeafHandle::Root(node) => LeafHandle::Root(*node),
+                LeafHandle::Edge(handle) => LeafHandle::Edge(*handle),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<BorrowType, K, V> LeafHandle<BorrowType, K, V> {
+        fn reborrow(&self) -> LeafHandle<marker::Immut<'_>, K, V> {
+            match self {
+                Self::Root(node) => LeafHandle::Root(node.reborrow()),
+                Self::Edge(handle) => LeafHandle::Edge(handle.reborrow()),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<BorrowType: marker::BorrowType, K, V> LeafRange<BorrowType, K, V> {
+        fn init_front(&mut self) -> Option<&mut Handle<NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>, marker::Edge>> {
+            if let Some(LeafHandle::Root(root)) = &self.front {
+                self.front = Some(LeafHandle::Edge(
+                    unsafe { ptr::read(root) }.first_leaf_edge(),
+                ));
+            }
+
+            match &mut self.front {
+                None => None,
+                Some(LeafHandle::Edge(edge)) => Some(edge),
+                Some(LeafHandle::Root(_)) => unreachable!(),
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn init_back(&mut self) -> Option<&mut Handle<NodeRef<BorrowType, K, V>, marker::Edge>> {
+            if let Some(LeafHandle::Root(root)) = &self.back {
+                self.back = Some(LeafHandle::Edge(
+                    unsafe { ptr::read(root) }.last_leaf_edge(),
+                ));
+            }
+
+            match &mut self.back {
+                None => None,
+                Some(LeafHandle::Edge(edge)) => Some(edge),
+                Some(LeafHandle::Root(_)) => unreachable!(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;