diff --git a/src/com/bdjb/api/Buffer.java b/src/com/bdjb/api/Buffer.java
index 3d38a56..f42388a 100644
--- a/src/com/bdjb/api/Buffer.java
+++ b/src/com/bdjb/api/Buffer.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ public class Buffer {
   private final int size;
 
   public Buffer(int size) {
-    this.address = api.malloc(size);
     this.size = size;
+    this.address = api.malloc(size);
   }
 
   public void finalize() {
diff --git a/src/com/bdjb/api/Int16.java b/src/com/bdjb/api/Int16.java
index 8ac3a5a..b01173c 100644
--- a/src/com/bdjb/api/Int16.java
+++ b/src/com/bdjb/api/Int16.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public final class Int16 extends IntBase {
     this.set(value);
   }
 
-  int elementSize() {
+  protected int elementSize() {
     return SIZE;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/com/bdjb/api/Int32.java b/src/com/bdjb/api/Int32.java
index 5aec925..47d8551 100644
--- a/src/com/bdjb/api/Int32.java
+++ b/src/com/bdjb/api/Int32.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public final class Int32 extends IntBase {
     this.set(value);
   }
 
-  int elementSize() {
+  protected int elementSize() {
     return SIZE;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/com/bdjb/api/Int64.java b/src/com/bdjb/api/Int64.java
index 160f0df..545b8ef 100644
--- a/src/com/bdjb/api/Int64.java
+++ b/src/com/bdjb/api/Int64.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public final class Int64 extends IntBase {
     this.set(value);
   }
 
-  int elementSize() {
+  protected int elementSize() {
     return SIZE;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/com/bdjb/api/Int8.java b/src/com/bdjb/api/Int8.java
index d504704..625bfd4 100644
--- a/src/com/bdjb/api/Int8.java
+++ b/src/com/bdjb/api/Int8.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public final class Int8 extends IntBase {
     this.set(value);
   }
 
-  int elementSize() {
+  protected int elementSize() {
     return SIZE;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/com/bdjb/api/IntBase.java b/src/com/bdjb/api/IntBase.java
index f5db422..d6b660d 100644
--- a/src/com/bdjb/api/IntBase.java
+++ b/src/com/bdjb/api/IntBase.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package com.bdjb.api;
 
 abstract class IntBase {
-  static final API api;
+  protected static final API api;
 
   static {
     try {
@@ -18,23 +18,23 @@ abstract class IntBase {
     }
   }
 
-  final long address;
+  protected final long address;
 
-  final int size;
+  protected final int size;
 
-  final int[] dimensions;
+  protected final int[] dimensions;
 
-  IntBase(int[] dimensions) {
+  protected IntBase(int[] dimensions) {
     this.dimensions = dimensions;
     this.size = size(dimensions);
     this.address = api.malloc(size);
   }
 
-  IntBase() {
+  protected IntBase() {
     this(new int[] {1});
   }
 
-  abstract int elementSize();
+  protected abstract int elementSize();
 
   public void finalize() {
     api.free(address);