diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8f879d0..c2ee078 100755
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ pub mod pbd;
 mod crc;
 mod sha1;
 mod model_file_operations;
+mod model_vertex_declarations;
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub const PHYSIS_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
diff --git a/src/model.rs b/src/model.rs
index 2113d6d..3fbd707 100755
--- a/src/model.rs
+++ b/src/model.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Joshua Goins <josh@redstrate.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-use std::io::{Cursor, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
+use std::io::{Cursor, Seek, SeekFrom};
 use std::mem::size_of;
 
-use binrw::{BinResult, binrw, BinWrite, BinWriterExt};
+use binrw::{binrw, BinWrite, BinWriterExt};
 use binrw::BinRead;
 use binrw::BinReaderExt;
 use crate::{ByteBuffer, ByteSpan};
-
-// Marker for end of stream (0xFF)
-const END_OF_STREAM: u8 = 0xFF;
+use crate::model_vertex_declarations::{vertex_element_parser, vertex_element_writer, VertexDeclaration, VertexType, VertexUsage};
 
 #[binrw]
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -267,46 +265,6 @@ struct ElementId {
     rotate: [f32; 3],
 }
 
-#[binrw]
-#[brw(repr = u8)]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
-enum VertexType {
-    Invalid = 0,
-    Single3 = 2,
-    Single4 = 3,
-    UInt = 5,
-    ByteFloat4 = 8,
-    Half2 = 13,
-    Half4 = 14,
-}
-
-#[binrw]
-#[brw(repr = u8)]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
-enum VertexUsage {
-    Position = 0,
-    BlendWeights = 1,
-    BlendIndices = 2,
-    Normal = 3,
-    UV = 4,
-    Tangent2 = 5,
-    Tangent1 = 6,
-    Color = 7,
-}
-
-#[binrw]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[brw(little)]
-pub struct VertexElement {
-    stream: u8,
-    offset: u8,
-    vertex_type: VertexType,
-    vertex_usage: VertexUsage,
-    #[brw(pad_after = 3)]
-    usage_index: u8,
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct Vertex {
@@ -342,58 +300,6 @@ pub struct Lod {
     pub parts: Vec<Part>,
 }
 
-#[binrw::parser(reader, endian)]
-fn vertex_element_parser(count: u16) -> BinResult<Vec<VertexDeclaration>> {
-    let mut vertex_declarations: Vec<VertexDeclaration> =
-        vec![
-            VertexDeclaration { elements: vec![] };
-            count.into()
-        ];
-    for declaration in &mut vertex_declarations {
-        let mut element = VertexElement::read_options(reader, endian, ()).unwrap();
-
-        loop {
-            declaration.elements.push(element);
-
-            element = VertexElement::read_options(reader, endian, ())?;
-
-            if element.stream == END_OF_STREAM {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        let to_seek = 17 * 8 - (declaration.elements.len() + 1) * 8;
-        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Current(to_seek as i64))?;
-    }
-
-    Ok(vertex_declarations)
-}
-
-#[binrw::writer(writer, endian)]
-fn vertex_element_writer(
-    declarations: &Vec<VertexDeclaration>,
-) -> BinResult<()> {
-    // write vertex declarations
-    for declaration in declarations {
-        for element in &declaration.elements {
-            element.write_options(writer, endian, ())?;
-        }
-
-        writer.write_all(&[END_OF_STREAM])?;
-
-        // We have a -1 here like we do in read, because writing the EOF (255) pushes our cursor forward.
-        let to_seek = 17 * 8 - (declaration.elements.len()) * 8 - 1;
-        writer.seek(SeekFrom::Current(to_seek as i64))?;
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct VertexDeclaration {
-    pub elements: Vec<VertexElement>,
-}
-
 pub struct MDL {
     file_header: ModelFileHeader,
     model_data: ModelData,
diff --git a/src/model_vertex_declarations.rs b/src/model_vertex_declarations.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2730b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model_vertex_declarations.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Joshua Goins <josh@redstrate.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+use std::io::SeekFrom;
+use binrw::{BinRead, BinResult, binrw, BinWrite};
+
+// Marker for end of stream (0xFF)
+const END_OF_STREAM: u8 = 0xFF;
+
+#[binrw]
+#[brw(repr = u8)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum VertexType {
+    Invalid = 0,
+    Single3 = 2,
+    Single4 = 3,
+    UInt = 5,
+    ByteFloat4 = 8,
+    Half2 = 13,
+    Half4 = 14,
+}
+
+#[binrw]
+#[brw(repr = u8)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum VertexUsage {
+    Position = 0,
+    BlendWeights = 1,
+    BlendIndices = 2,
+    Normal = 3,
+    UV = 4,
+    Tangent2 = 5,
+    Tangent1 = 6,
+    Color = 7,
+}
+
+#[binrw]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[brw(little)]
+pub struct VertexElement {
+    pub stream: u8,
+    pub offset: u8,
+    pub vertex_type: VertexType,
+    pub vertex_usage: VertexUsage,
+    #[brw(pad_after = 3)]
+    pub usage_index: u8,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct VertexDeclaration {
+    pub elements: Vec<VertexElement>,
+}
+
+#[binrw::parser(reader, endian)]
+pub(crate) fn vertex_element_parser(count: u16) -> BinResult<Vec<VertexDeclaration>> {
+    let mut vertex_declarations: Vec<VertexDeclaration> =
+        vec![
+            VertexDeclaration { elements: vec![] };
+            count.into()
+        ];
+    for declaration in &mut vertex_declarations {
+        let mut element = VertexElement::read_options(reader, endian, ()).unwrap();
+
+        loop {
+            declaration.elements.push(element);
+
+            element = VertexElement::read_options(reader, endian, ())?;
+
+            if element.stream == END_OF_STREAM {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let to_seek = 17 * 8 - (declaration.elements.len() + 1) * 8;
+        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Current(to_seek as i64))?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(vertex_declarations)
+}
+
+#[binrw::writer(writer, endian)]
+pub(crate) fn vertex_element_writer(
+    declarations: &Vec<VertexDeclaration>,
+) -> BinResult<()> {
+    // write vertex declarations
+    for declaration in declarations {
+        for element in &declaration.elements {
+            element.write_options(writer, endian, ())?;
+        }
+
+        writer.write_all(&[END_OF_STREAM])?;
+
+        // We have a -1 here like we do in read, because writing the EOF (255) pushes our cursor forward.
+        let to_seek = 17 * 8 - (declaration.elements.len()) * 8 - 1;
+        writer.seek(SeekFrom::Current(to_seek as i64))?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+