diff --git a/lib/redistat/model.rb b/lib/redistat/model.rb
index 8d9059b..1f6c90d 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/model.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/model.rb
@@ -6,31 +6,36 @@ module Redistat
       base.extend(self)
     end
     
+    #
+    # statistics store/fetch methods
+    # 
+    
     def store(label, stats = {}, date = nil, meta = {}, opts = {})
       Event.new(name, label, date, stats, options.merge(opts), meta).save
     end
     alias :event :store
+
+    def fetch(label, from, till, opts = {})
+      find(label, from, till, opts).all
+    end
+    alias :lookup :fetch
+
+    def find(label, from, till, opts = {})
+      Finder.new( { :scope => name,
+                    :label => label,
+                    :from  => from,
+                    :till  => till }.merge(options.merge(opts)) )
+    end
+    
+    #
+    # options methods
+    #
     
     def connect_to(opts = {})
       Connection.create(opts.merge(:ref => name))
       options[:connection_ref] = name
     end
     
-    def connection
-      db(options[:connection_ref])
-    end
-    alias :redis :connection
-    
-    def fetch(label, from, till, opts = {})
-      Finder.find({
-        :scope => name,
-        :label => label,
-        :from  => from,
-        :till  => till
-      }.merge(options.merge(opts)))
-    end
-    alias :lookup :fetch
-    
     def hashed_label(boolean = nil)
       if !boolean.nil?
         options[:hashed_label] = boolean
@@ -64,15 +69,22 @@ module Redistat
       end
     end
     
+    #
+    # resource access methods
+    #
+    
+    def connection
+      db(options[:connection_ref])
+    end
+    alias :redis :connection
+    
     def options
       @options ||= {}
     end
     
-    private
-    
     def name
       options[:class_name] || (@name ||= self.to_s)
     end
-    
+      
   end
 end
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diff --git a/spec/model_spec.rb b/spec/model_spec.rb
index 19755bd..3398bdf 100644
--- a/spec/model_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/model_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ describe Redistat::Model do
     ModelHelper2.send(:name).should == "ModelHelper2"
   end
   
+  it "should return a Finder" do
+    two_hours_ago = 2.hours.ago
+    one_hour_ago  = 1.hour.ago
+    finder = ModelHelper1.find('label', two_hours_ago, one_hour_ago)
+    finder.should be_a(Redistat::Finder)
+    finder.options[:scope].should == 'ModelHelper1'
+    finder.options[:label].should == 'label'
+    finder.options[:from].should  == two_hours_ago
+    finder.options[:till].should  == one_hour_ago
+  end
+  
   it "should listen to model-defined options" do
     ModelHelper2.depth.should == :day
     ModelHelper2.store_event.should == true