diff --git a/src/grammar/clause/order_by.rs b/src/grammar/clause/order_by.rs
index 4b9d4dd..94df0dd 100644
--- a/src/grammar/clause/order_by.rs
+++ b/src/grammar/clause/order_by.rs
@@ -1,54 +1,68 @@
-//! The `ORDER BY` clause.
-
-use Result;
-use grammar::definition::Column;
-use grammar::{Buffer, Clause, Expression};
-
-/// An `ORDER BY` clause.
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-pub struct OrderBy(Vec<Box<Expression>>);
-
-/// An order.
+use crate::grammar::definition::Column;
+use crate::grammar::{Buffer, Clause, Expression};
+use crate::Result;
+
+/// Represents an `ORDER BY` clause in an SQL statement.
+///
+/// This struct holds a list of expressions, each of which will be compiled
+/// to SQL and joined by commas in the final clause.
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+pub struct OrderBy(Vec<Box<dyn Expression>>);
+
+/// Specifies the direction of ordering in an `ORDER BY` clause.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Order {
-    /// The ascending order.
+    /// Ascending order (ASC).
     Ascending,
-    /// The descending order.
+    /// Descending order (DESC).
     Descending,
 }
 
-/// An object that can be ordered by.
-pub trait Orderable where Self: Sized {
-    /// The type produced after setting an order.
+/// A trait for types that can be ordered in an `ORDER BY` clause.
+///
+/// Allows specifying the order direction (ascending or descending)
+/// for columns, strings, or other custom expressions.
+pub trait Orderable: Sized {
+    /// The type produced when setting an order.
     type Output;
 
-    /// Set the order.
-    fn order(self, Option<Order>) -> Self::Output;
+    /// Set the order explicitly.
+    fn order(self, order: Option<Order>) -> Self::Output;
 
-    /// Set the ascending order.
+    /// Set ascending order.
     fn ascend(self) -> Self::Output {
         self.order(Some(Order::Ascending))
     }
 
-    /// Set the descending order.
+    /// Set descending order.
     fn descend(self) -> Self::Output {
         self.order(Some(Order::Descending))
     }
 }
 
 impl OrderBy {
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub fn append<T>(mut self, expression: T) -> Self where T: Expression + 'static {
+    /// Create a new, empty `OrderBy` clause.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(Vec::new())
+    }
+
+    /// Append an expression to the `OrderBy` clause.
+    /// This uses a builder pattern for convenient chaining.
+    pub fn append<T>(&mut self, expression: T) -> &mut Self
+    where
+        T: Expression + 'static,
+    {
         self.0.push(Box::new(expression));
         self
     }
 }
 
 impl Clause for OrderBy {
+    /// Compile the `OrderBy` clause into an SQL string.
     fn compile(&self) -> Result<String> {
         let mut buffer = Buffer::new();
         for expression in &self.0 {
-            buffer.push(try!(expression.compile()));
+            buffer.push(expression.compile()?);
         }
         Ok(format!("ORDER BY {}", buffer.join(", ")))
     }
@@ -57,40 +71,45 @@ impl Clause for OrderBy {
 impl Orderable for Column {
     type Output = (Column, Option<Order>);
 
-    #[inline]
     fn order(self, order: Option<Order>) -> Self::Output {
         (self, order)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'l> Orderable for &'l str {
+// Implement Orderable for any type that can be converted into a String.
+impl<T: Into<String>> Orderable for T {
     type Output = (String, Option<Order>);
 
-    #[inline]
     fn order(self, order: Option<Order>) -> Self::Output {
-        (self.to_string(), order)
+        (self.into(), order)
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: Expression> Expression for (T, Option<Order>) {
     fn compile(&self) -> Result<String> {
-        let main = try!(self.0.compile());
+        let main = self.0.compile()?;
         Ok(match self.1 {
             Some(Order::Ascending) => format!("{} ASC", main),
             Some(Order::Descending) => format!("{} DESC", main),
-            _ => main,
+            None => main,
         })
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use grammar::Clause;
-    use prelude::*;
-
-    macro_rules! new(
-        ($first:expr) => (super::OrderBy::default().append($first));
-    );
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::grammar::Clause;
+    use crate::prelude::*;
+
+    // Macro for initializing an OrderBy with a first element, using the new builder pattern.
+    macro_rules! new {
+        ($first:expr) => {{
+            let mut ob = OrderBy::default();
+            ob.append($first);
+            ob
+        }};
+    }
 
     #[test]
     fn from_column() {
@@ -118,8 +137,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn append() {
-        let clause = new!("foo").append(column("bar").ascend())
-                                .append("baz".to_string().descend());
+        let mut clause = new!("foo");
+        clause
+            .append(column("bar").ascend())
+            .append("baz".descend());
 
         assert_eq!(clause.compile().unwrap(), "ORDER BY foo, `bar` ASC, baz DESC");
     }