diff --git a/src/parser/parse2.rs b/src/parser/parse2.rs
index 510c3e8aaf..9d2e522c98 100644
--- a/src/parser/parse2.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parse2.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ crate mod operator;
 crate mod parser;
 crate mod span;
 crate mod token_tree;
+crate mod token_tree_builder;
 crate mod tokens;
 crate mod unit;
 crate mod util;
diff --git a/src/parser/parse2/parser.rs b/src/parser/parse2/parser.rs
index dc4c7909c0..267cee78ed 100644
--- a/src/parser/parse2/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parse2/parser.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ named!(pub path( NomSpan ) -> TokenNode,
         >>  tag!(".")
         >>  tail: separated_list!(tag!("."), alt!(identifier | string))
         >>  r: position!()
-        >>  (TokenNode::Path(Spanned::from_nom(PathNode::new(Box::new(head), tail), l, r)))
+        >>  (TokenNode::Path(Spanned::from_nom(PathNode::new(Box::new(head), tail.into_iter().map(TokenNode::Token).collect()), l, r)))
     )
 );
 
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ fn is_id_continue(c: char) -> bool {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::parser::parse2::token_tree_builder::TokenTreeBuilder as b;
+    use crate::parser::parse2::token_tree_builder::{CurriedToken, TokenTreeBuilder};
     use nom_trace::{print_trace, reset_trace};
     use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 
@@ -422,52 +424,37 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_delimited() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            apply(node, "(abc)"),
-            delimited(
-                Delimiter::Paren,
-                vec![TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Bare, 1, 4))],
-                0,
-                5
-            )
-        );
+        assert_eq!(apply(node, "(abc)"), build(b::parens(vec![b::bare("abc")])));
 
         assert_eq!(
             apply(node, "(  abc  )"),
-            delimited(
-                Delimiter::Paren,
-                vec![TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Bare, 3, 6))],
-                0,
-                9
-            )
+            build(b::parens(vec![b::ws("  "), b::bare("abc"), b::ws("  ")]))
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
             apply(node, "(  abc def )"),
-            delimited(
-                Delimiter::Paren,
-                vec![
-                    TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Bare, 3, 6)),
-                    TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Bare, 7, 10)),
-                ],
-                0,
-                12
-            )
+            build(b::parens(vec![
+                b::ws("  "),
+                b::bare("abc"),
+                b::sp(),
+                b::bare("def"),
+                b::sp()
+            ]))
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
             apply(node, "(  abc def 123 456GB )"),
-            delimited(
-                Delimiter::Paren,
-                vec![
-                    TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Bare, 3, 6)),
-                    TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Bare, 7, 10)),
-                    TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Integer(123), 11, 14)),
-                    TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Size(456, Unit::GB), 15, 20)),
-                ],
-                0,
-                22
-            )
+            build(b::parens(vec![
+                b::ws("  "),
+                b::bare("abc"),
+                b::sp(),
+                b::bare("def"),
+                b::sp(),
+                b::int(123),
+                b::sp(),
+                b::size(456, "GB"),
+                b::sp()
+            ]))
         );
     }
 
@@ -475,55 +462,31 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_path() {
         assert_eq!(
             apply(node, "$it.print"),
-            path(
-                TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Variable(Span::from((1, 3))), 0, 3)),
-                vec![token(RawToken::Identifier, 4, 9)],
-                0,
-                9
-            )
+            build(b::path(b::var("it"), vec![b::ident("print")]))
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
             apply(node, "$head.part1.part2"),
-            path(
-                TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Variable(Span::from((1, 5))), 0, 5)),
-                vec![
-                    token(RawToken::Identifier, 6, 11),
-                    token(RawToken::Identifier, 12, 17)
-                ],
-                0,
-                17
-            )
+            build(b::path(
+                b::var("head"),
+                vec![b::ident("part1"), b::ident("part2")]
+            ))
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
             apply(node, "( hello ).world"),
-            path(
-                delimited(
-                    Delimiter::Paren,
-                    vec![TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Bare, 2, 7))],
-                    0,
-                    9
-                ),
-                vec![token(RawToken::Identifier, 10, 15)],
-                0,
-                15
-            )
+            build(b::path(
+                b::parens(vec![b::sp(), b::bare("hello"), b::sp()]),
+                vec![b::ident("world")]
+            ))
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
             apply(node, "( hello ).\"world\""),
-            path(
-                delimited(
-                    Delimiter::Paren,
-                    vec![TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Bare, 2, 7))],
-                    0,
-                    9
-                ),
-                vec![token(RawToken::String(Span::from((11, 16))), 10, 17)],
-                0,
-                17
-            )
+            build(b::path(
+                b::parens(vec![b::sp(), b::bare("hello"), b::sp()],),
+                vec![b::string("world")]
+            ))
         );
     }
 
@@ -531,31 +494,22 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_nested_path() {
         assert_eq!(
             apply(node, "( $it.is.\"great news\".right yep $yep ).\"world\""),
-            path(
-                delimited(
-                    Delimiter::Paren,
-                    vec![
-                        path(
-                            TokenNode::Token(token(RawToken::Variable(Span::from((3, 5))), 2, 5)),
-                            vec![
-                                token(RawToken::Identifier, 6, 8),
-                                token(RawToken::String(Span::from((10, 20))), 9, 21),
-                                token(RawToken::Identifier, 22, 27)
-                            ],
-                            2,
-                            27
-                        ),
-                        leaf_token(RawToken::Bare, 28, 31),
-                        leaf_token(RawToken::Variable(Span::from((33, 36))), 32, 36)
-                    ],
-                    0,
-                    38
-                ),
-                vec![token(RawToken::String(Span::from((40, 45))), 39, 46)],
-                0,
-                46
-            )
-        );
+            build(b::path(
+                b::parens(vec![
+                    b::sp(),
+                    b::path(
+                        b::var("it"),
+                        vec![b::ident("is"), b::string("great news"), b::ident("right")]
+                    ),
+                    b::sp(),
+                    b::bare("yep"),
+                    b::sp(),
+                    b::var("yep"),
+                    b::sp()
+                ]),
+                vec![b::string("world")]
+            ))
+        )
     }
 
     fn apply<T>(f: impl Fn(NomSpan) -> Result<(NomSpan, T), nom::Err<NomSpan>>, string: &str) -> T {
@@ -584,7 +538,10 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     fn path(head: TokenNode, tail: Vec<Token>, left: usize, right: usize) -> TokenNode {
-        let node = PathNode::new(Box::new(head), tail);
+        let node = PathNode::new(
+            Box::new(head),
+            tail.into_iter().map(TokenNode::Token).collect(),
+        );
         let spanned = Spanned::from_item(node, (left, right));
         TokenNode::Path(spanned)
     }
@@ -596,4 +553,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn token(token: RawToken, left: usize, right: usize) -> Token {
         Spanned::from_item(token, (left, right))
     }
+
+    fn build(block: CurriedToken) -> TokenNode {
+        let mut builder = TokenTreeBuilder::new();
+        block(&mut builder).expect("Expected to build into a token")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/parse2/token_tree.rs b/src/parser/parse2/token_tree.rs
index f79dd20554..6ef1e78289 100644
--- a/src/parser/parse2/token_tree.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parse2/token_tree.rs
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ pub enum Delimiter {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, new)]
 pub struct PathNode {
     head: Box<TokenNode>,
-    tail: Vec<Token>,
+    tail: Vec<TokenNode>,
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/parse2/token_tree_builder.rs b/src/parser/parse2/token_tree_builder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c7df7de77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/parse2/token_tree_builder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+use crate::parser::parse2::operator::Operator;
+use crate::parser::parse2::span::{Span, Spanned};
+use crate::parser::parse2::token_tree::{DelimitedNode, Delimiter, PathNode, TokenNode};
+use crate::parser::parse2::tokens::{RawToken, Token};
+use crate::parser::parse2::unit::Unit;
+use derive_new::new;
+
+#[derive(new)]
+pub struct TokenTreeBuilder {
+    #[new(default)]
+    pos: usize,
+}
+
+pub type CurriedToken = Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut TokenTreeBuilder) -> Option<TokenNode> + 'static>;
+
+#[allow(unused)]
+impl TokenTreeBuilder {
+    pub fn build(block: impl FnOnce(&mut Self) -> TokenNode) -> TokenNode {
+        let mut builder = TokenTreeBuilder::new();
+        block(&mut builder)
+    }
+
+    pub fn op(input: impl Into<Operator>) -> CurriedToken {
+        let input = input.into();
+
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let (start, end) = b.consume(input.as_str());
+
+            b.pos = end;
+
+            Some(TokenTreeBuilder::spanned_op(input, (start, end)))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spanned_op(input: impl Into<Operator>, span: impl Into<Span>) -> TokenNode {
+        TokenNode::Token(Spanned::from_item(
+            RawToken::Operator(input.into()),
+            span.into(),
+        ))
+    }
+
+    pub fn string(input: impl Into<String>) -> CurriedToken {
+        let input = input.into();
+
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let (start, _) = b.consume("\"");
+            let (inner_start, inner_end) = b.consume(&input);
+            let (_, end) = b.consume("\"");
+            b.pos = end;
+
+            Some(TokenTreeBuilder::spanned_string(
+                (inner_start, inner_end),
+                (start, end),
+            ))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spanned_string(input: impl Into<Span>, span: impl Into<Span>) -> TokenNode {
+        TokenNode::Token(Spanned::from_item(
+            RawToken::String(input.into()),
+            span.into(),
+        ))
+    }
+
+    pub fn bare(input: impl Into<String>) -> CurriedToken {
+        let input = input.into();
+
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let (start, end) = b.consume(&input);
+            b.pos = end;
+
+            Some(TokenTreeBuilder::spanned_bare((start, end)))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spanned_bare(input: impl Into<Span>) -> TokenNode {
+        TokenNode::Token(Spanned::from_item(RawToken::Bare, input.into()))
+    }
+
+    pub fn int(input: impl Into<i64>) -> CurriedToken {
+        let int = input.into();
+
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let (start, end) = b.consume(&int.to_string());
+            b.pos = end;
+
+            Some(TokenTreeBuilder::spanned_int(int, (start, end)))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spanned_int(input: impl Into<i64>, span: impl Into<Span>) -> TokenNode {
+        TokenNode::Token(Token::from_item(RawToken::Integer(input.into()), span))
+    }
+
+    pub fn size(int: impl Into<i64>, unit: impl Into<Unit>) -> CurriedToken {
+        let int = int.into();
+        let unit = unit.into();
+
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let (start, _) = b.consume(&int.to_string());
+            let (_, end) = b.consume(unit.as_str());
+            b.pos = end;
+
+            Some(TokenTreeBuilder::spanned_size((int, unit), (start, end)))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spanned_size(
+        input: (impl Into<i64>, impl Into<Unit>),
+        span: impl Into<Span>,
+    ) -> TokenNode {
+        let (int, unit) = (input.0.into(), input.1.into());
+
+        TokenNode::Token(Spanned::from_item(RawToken::Size(int, unit), span))
+    }
+
+    pub fn path(head: CurriedToken, tail: Vec<CurriedToken>) -> CurriedToken {
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let start = b.pos;
+            let head = head(b).expect("The head of a path must not be whitespace");
+
+            let mut output = vec![];
+
+            for item in tail {
+                b.consume(".");
+
+                match item(b) {
+                    None => {}
+                    Some(v) => output.push(v),
+                };
+            }
+
+            let end = b.pos;
+
+            Some(TokenTreeBuilder::spanned_path((head, output), (start, end)))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spanned_path(input: (TokenNode, Vec<TokenNode>), span: impl Into<Span>) -> TokenNode {
+        TokenNode::Path(Spanned::from_item(
+            PathNode::new(Box::new(input.0), input.1),
+            span,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    pub fn var(input: impl Into<String>) -> CurriedToken {
+        let input = input.into();
+
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let (start, _) = b.consume("$");
+            let (inner_start, end) = b.consume(&input);
+
+            Some(TokenTreeBuilder::spanned_var(
+                (inner_start, end),
+                (start, end),
+            ))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spanned_var(input: impl Into<Span>, span: impl Into<Span>) -> TokenNode {
+        TokenNode::Token(Spanned::from_item(
+            RawToken::Variable(input.into()),
+            span.into(),
+        ))
+    }
+
+    pub fn ident(input: impl Into<String>) -> CurriedToken {
+        let input = input.into();
+
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let (start, end) = b.consume(&input);
+            Some(TokenTreeBuilder::spanned_ident((start, end)))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spanned_ident(span: impl Into<Span>) -> TokenNode {
+        TokenNode::Token(Spanned::from_item(RawToken::Identifier, span.into()))
+    }
+
+    pub fn parens(input: Vec<CurriedToken>) -> CurriedToken {
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            let (start, _) = b.consume("(");
+            let mut output = vec![];
+            for item in input {
+                match item(b) {
+                    None => {}
+                    Some(v) => output.push(v),
+                };
+            }
+
+            let (_, end) = b.consume(")");
+
+            Some(TokenNode::Delimited(Spanned::from_item(
+                DelimitedNode::new(Delimiter::Paren, output),
+                (start, end),
+            )))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn sp() -> CurriedToken {
+        Box::new(|b| {
+            b.consume(" ");
+            None
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn ws(input: impl Into<String>) -> CurriedToken {
+        let input = input.into();
+
+        Box::new(move |b| {
+            b.consume(&input);
+            None
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn consume(&mut self, input: &str) -> (usize, usize) {
+        let start = self.pos;
+        self.pos += input.len();
+        (start, self.pos)
+    }
+}