diff --git a/bind.go b/bind.go
index a757ff0..bdaf6a7 100644
--- a/bind.go
+++ b/bind.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package jaws
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -21,18 +20,14 @@ var (
 	_ TimeSetter   = Binding[time.Time]{}
 )
 
-func (bind Binding[T]) getLocked() T {
-	return *bind.P
-}
-
 func (bind Binding[T]) Get() (value T) {
 	if rl, ok := bind.L.(RLocker); ok {
 		rl.RLock()
-		value = bind.getLocked()
+		value = *bind.P
 		rl.RUnlock()
 	} else {
 		bind.L.Lock()
-		value = bind.getLocked()
+		value = *bind.P
 		bind.L.Unlock()
 	}
 	return
@@ -49,10 +44,6 @@ func (bind Binding[T]) Set(value T) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (bind Binding[T]) jawsGetLocked(*Element) T {
-	return bind.getLocked()
-}
-
 func (bind Binding[T]) JawsGet(*Element) T {
 	return bind.Get()
 }
@@ -62,45 +53,15 @@ func (bind Binding[T]) JawsSet(elem *Element, value T) error {
 }
 
 func (bind Binding[T]) JawsGetTag(*Request) any {
-	if x, ok := any(*bind.P).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
-		return x
-	}
-	if x, ok := any(bind.P).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
-		return x
-	}
 	return bind.P
 }
 
 func (bind Binding[T]) JawsSetString(e *Element, val string) (err error) {
-	defer func() {
-		if e := recover(); e != nil {
-			if _, ok := any(*bind.P).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
-				err = ErrValueNotSettable
-			} else if _, ok := any(bind.P).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
-				err = ErrValueNotSettable
-			} else {
-				panic(e)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
 	return bind.JawsSet(e, any(val).(T))
 }
 
 func (bind Binding[T]) JawsGetString(e *Element) string {
-	if rl, ok := bind.L.(RLocker); ok {
-		rl.RLock()
-		defer rl.RUnlock()
-	} else {
-		bind.L.Lock()
-		defer bind.L.Unlock()
-	}
-	if x, ok := any(*bind.P).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
-		return x.String()
-	}
-	if x, ok := any(bind.P).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
-		return x.String()
-	}
-	return any(bind.jawsGetLocked(e)).(string)
+	return any(bind.JawsGet(e)).(string)
 }
 
 func (bind Binding[T]) JawsSetFloat(e *Element, val float64) (err error) {
@@ -132,10 +93,7 @@ func (bind Binding[T]) JawsSetTime(elem *Element, value time.Time) error {
 // It implements Setter[T]. It also implements BoolSetter, FloatSetter, StringSetter and TimeSetter, but will panic
 // if the underlying type T is not correct.
 //
-// It has special support for fmt.Stringer, and will call T.String() for JawsGetString()
-// and return ErrValueNotSettable for JawsSetString().
-//
-// The pointer (or fmt.Stringer if applicable) will be used as the UI tag.
+// The pointer will be used as the UI tag.
 func Bind[T comparable](l sync.Locker, p *T) Binding[T] {
 	return Binding[T]{L: l, P: p}
 }
diff --git a/stringer.go b/stringer.go
index 7c9a61e..c1b4462 100644
--- a/stringer.go
+++ b/stringer.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package jaws
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 type stringizer[T any] struct {
@@ -16,14 +17,34 @@ func (s stringizer[T]) JawsGetTag(*Request) any {
 	return s.v
 }
 
-// Stringer returns a fmt.Stringer using fmt.Sprint(*T)
-// unless *T or T implements fmt.Stringer, in which case that will be returned directly.
-func Stringer[T any](v *T) fmt.Stringer {
-	if x, ok := any(*v).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
-		return x
+type lockedstringer struct {
+	l sync.Locker
+	s fmt.Stringer
+}
+
+func (s lockedstringer) String() (value string) {
+	if rl, ok := s.l.(RLocker); ok {
+		rl.RLock()
+		defer rl.RUnlock()
+	} else {
+		s.l.Lock()
+		defer s.l.Unlock()
+	}
+	return s.s.String()
+}
+
+func (s lockedstringer) JawsGetTag(*Request) any {
+	return s.s
+}
+
+// Stringer returns a lock protected fmt.Stringer using fmt.Sprint(*T)
+// unless *T or T implements fmt.Stringer, in which case that will be used.
+func Stringer[T any](l sync.Locker, p *T) fmt.Stringer {
+	if x, ok := any(*p).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
+		return lockedstringer{l, x}
 	}
-	if x, ok := any(v).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
-		return x
+	if x, ok := any(p).(fmt.Stringer); ok {
+		return lockedstringer{l, x}
 	}
-	return stringizer[T]{v}
+	return lockedstringer{l, stringizer[T]{p}}
 }
diff --git a/stringer_test.go b/stringer_test.go
index 808ca6c..8b9c764 100644
--- a/stringer_test.go
+++ b/stringer_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func TestStringer(t *testing.T) {
 	var mu2 sync.RWMutex
 
 	txt := "text"
-	stringer := Stringer(&txt)
-	if s := Bind(&mu, &stringer).JawsGetString(nil); s != "text" {
+	stringer := Stringer(&mu, &txt)
+	if s := stringer.String(); s != "text" {
 		t.Error(s)
 	}
 	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, stringer); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{&txt}) {
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func TestStringer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	num := int(123)
-	stringer = Stringer(&num)
-	if s := Bind(&mu, &stringer).JawsGetString(nil); s != "123" {
+	stringer = Stringer(&mu, &num)
+	if s := stringer.String(); s != "123" {
 		t.Error(s)
 	}
 	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, stringer); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{&num}) {
@@ -41,52 +41,21 @@ func TestStringer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	teststringer := testStringer{}
-	stringer = Stringer(&teststringer)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(stringer, teststringer) {
-		t.Errorf("%#v != %#v", stringer, teststringer)
-	}
-	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, stringer); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{teststringer}) {
-		t.Errorf("%#v", tags)
-	}
-	b1 := Bind(&mu, &stringer)
-	if s := b1.JawsGetString(nil); s != (testStringer{}).String() {
+	stringer = Stringer(&mu, &teststringer)
+	if s := stringer.String(); s != (testStringer{}).String() {
 		t.Error(s)
 	}
-	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, b1); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{teststringer}) {
+	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, stringer); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{teststringer}) {
 		t.Errorf("%#v", tags)
 	}
-	if err := b1.JawsSetString(nil, "x"); err != ErrValueNotSettable {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
 
 	testptrstringer := &testPtrStringer{}
-	stringer = Stringer(testptrstringer)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(stringer, testptrstringer) {
-		t.Errorf("%#v != %#v", stringer, testptrstringer)
-	}
-	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, stringer); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{testptrstringer}) {
-		t.Errorf("%#v", tags)
-	}
-
-	b2 := Bind(&mu2, &stringer)
-	if s := b2.JawsGetString(nil); s != (&testPtrStringer{}).String() {
+	stringer = Stringer(&mu2, testptrstringer)
+	if s := stringer.String(); s != (&testPtrStringer{}).String() {
 		t.Error(s)
 	}
-	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, b2); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{testptrstringer}) {
+	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, stringer); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{testptrstringer}) {
 		t.Errorf("%#v", tags)
 	}
-	if err := b2.JawsSetString(nil, "x"); err != ErrValueNotSettable {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
 
-	b3 := Bind(&mu2, testptrstringer)
-	if s := b3.JawsGetString(nil); s != (&testPtrStringer{}).String() {
-		t.Error(s)
-	}
-	if tags := MustTagExpand(nil, b3); !reflect.DeepEqual(tags, []any{testptrstringer}) {
-		t.Errorf("%#v", tags)
-	}
-	if err := b3.JawsSetString(nil, "x"); err != ErrValueNotSettable {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
 }