diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c00789c..faba1b5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -309,7 +309,25 @@ impl<T> HConsed<T> {
     pub fn uid(&self) -> u64 {
         self.uid
     }
-    /// Turns a hashconsed thing in a weak hashconsed thing.
+
+    /// Clones the underlying reference.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn to_arc(&self) -> Arc<T> {
+        self.elm.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Exposes the underlying reference.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn as_arc(&self) -> &Arc<T> {
+        &self.elm
+    }
+
+    /// Generates a weak version of the underlying reference.
+    pub fn to_weak_ref(&self) -> Weak<T> {
+        Arc::downgrade(&self.elm)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a weak version of itself.
     #[inline]
     pub fn to_weak(&self) -> WHConsed<T> {
         WHConsed {
@@ -318,15 +336,14 @@ impl<T> HConsed<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Weak reference version.
-    pub fn to_weak_ref(&self) -> Weak<T> {
-        Arc::downgrade(&self.elm)
-    }
-
     /// Number of (strong) references to this term.
     pub fn arc_count(&self) -> usize {
         Arc::strong_count(&self.elm)
     }
+    /// Number of weak references to this term.
+    pub fn weak_count(&self) -> usize {
+        Arc::weak_count(&self.elm)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for HConsed<T> {
@@ -351,18 +368,22 @@ impl<T> PartialEq for HConsed<T> {
     }
 }
 impl<T> Eq for HConsed<T> {}
+
+#[allow(clippy::non_canonical_partial_ord_impl)]
 impl<T> PartialOrd for HConsed<T> {
     #[inline]
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
         self.uid.partial_cmp(&other.uid)
     }
 }
+
 impl<T> Ord for HConsed<T> {
     #[inline]
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
         self.uid.cmp(&other.uid)
     }
 }
+
 impl<T: Hash> Hash for HConsed<T> {
     #[inline]
     fn hash<H>(&self, state: &mut H)
@@ -438,6 +459,8 @@ impl<T> PartialEq for WHConsed<T> {
     }
 }
 impl<T> Eq for WHConsed<T> {}
+
+#[allow(clippy::non_canonical_partial_ord_impl)]
 impl<T> PartialOrd for WHConsed<T> {
     #[inline]
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
diff --git a/tests/try_build/issue_1.stderr b/tests/try_build/issue_1.stderr
index 379a339..32ece33 100644
--- a/tests/try_build/issue_1.stderr
+++ b/tests/try_build/issue_1.stderr
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ note: required because it's used within this closure
 37 |         s.spawn(move |_| {
    |                 ^^^^^^^^
 note: required by a bound in `crossbeam_utils::thread::Scope::<'env>::spawn`
-  --> $CARGO/crossbeam-utils-0.8.16/src/thread.rs
+  --> $CARGO/crossbeam-utils-0.8.19/src/thread.rs
    |
    |     pub fn spawn<'scope, F, T>(&'scope self, f: F) -> ScopedJoinHandle<'scope, T>
    |            ----- required by a bound in this associated function