diff --git a/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/edge.rs b/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/edge.rs
index 1153c75a1..e5b074c9a 100644
--- a/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/edge.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/edge.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ impl<'a> HalfEdgeBuilder<'a> {
         let points = points.map(Into::into);
 
         let global_vertices = points.map(|position| {
-            let position = self.surface.point_from_surface_coords(position);
-            GlobalVertex::from_position(position)
+            GlobalVertex::build()
+                .from_surface_and_position(&self.surface, position)
         });
 
         let surface_vertices = {
diff --git a/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/mod.rs b/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/mod.rs
index 5a659b739..1cb2939c3 100644
--- a/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/mod.rs
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ pub use self::{
     shell::ShellBuilder,
     sketch::SketchBuilder,
     solid::SolidBuilder,
-    vertex::VertexBuilder,
+    vertex::{GlobalVertexBuilder, VertexBuilder},
 };
diff --git a/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/vertex.rs b/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/vertex.rs
index e0fb64fc5..6eb4d30ba 100644
--- a/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/vertex.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/vertex.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use fj_math::Point;
 
-use crate::objects::{Curve, GlobalVertex, SurfaceVertex, Vertex};
+use crate::objects::{Curve, GlobalVertex, Surface, SurfaceVertex, Vertex};
 
 /// API for building a [`Vertex`]
 pub struct VertexBuilder {
@@ -20,12 +20,9 @@ impl VertexBuilder {
         let point = point.into();
         let &surface = self.curve.surface();
 
-        let global_form = GlobalVertex::from_position(
-            self.curve
-                .global_form()
-                .path()
-                .point_from_path_coords(point),
-        );
+        let global_form =
+            GlobalVertex::build().from_curve_and_position(&self.curve, point);
+
         let surface_form = SurfaceVertex::new(
             self.curve.path().point_from_path_coords(point),
             surface,
@@ -35,3 +32,28 @@ impl VertexBuilder {
         Vertex::new([0.], self.curve.clone(), surface_form, global_form)
     }
 }
+
+/// API for building a [`GlobalVertex`]
+pub struct GlobalVertexBuilder;
+
+impl GlobalVertexBuilder {
+    /// Build a [`GlobalVertex`] from a curve and a position on that curve
+    pub fn from_curve_and_position(
+        &self,
+        curve: &Curve,
+        position: impl Into<Point<1>>,
+    ) -> GlobalVertex {
+        let position_surface = curve.path().point_from_path_coords(position);
+        self.from_surface_and_position(curve.surface(), position_surface)
+    }
+
+    /// Build a [`GlobalVertex`] from a surface and a position on that surface
+    pub fn from_surface_and_position(
+        &self,
+        surface: &Surface,
+        position: impl Into<Point<2>>,
+    ) -> GlobalVertex {
+        let position = surface.point_from_surface_coords(position);
+        GlobalVertex::from_position(position)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/fj-kernel/src/objects/vertex.rs b/crates/fj-kernel/src/objects/vertex.rs
index acac7f214..4d2f97598 100644
--- a/crates/fj-kernel/src/objects/vertex.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-kernel/src/objects/vertex.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use fj_math::Point;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 
-use crate::builder::VertexBuilder;
+use crate::builder::{GlobalVertexBuilder, VertexBuilder};
 
 use super::{Curve, Surface};
 
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ pub struct GlobalVertex {
 }
 
 impl GlobalVertex {
+    /// Build a `GlobalVertex` using [`GlobalVertexBuilder`]
+    pub fn build() -> GlobalVertexBuilder {
+        GlobalVertexBuilder
+    }
+
     /// Construct a `GlobalVertex` from a point
     pub fn from_position(position: impl Into<Point<3>>) -> Self {
         let position = position.into();