diff --git a/src/worker/hard-clone.ts b/src/worker/hard-clone.ts
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+import * as arrow from "apache-arrow";
+import type { Buffers } from "apache-arrow/data";
+
+type TypedArray =
+  | Uint8Array
+  | Uint8ClampedArray
+  | Uint16Array
+  | Uint32Array
+  | Int8Array
+  | Int16Array
+  | Int32Array
+  | Float32Array
+  | Float64Array;
+
+/**
+ * Clone an Arrow JS Data or Vector, detaching from an existing ArrayBuffer if
+ * it is shared with other.
+ *
+ * The purpose of this function is to enable transferring a `Data` instance,
+ * e.g. to a web worker, without neutering any other data.
+ *
+ * Any internal buffers that are a slice of a larger `ArrayBuffer` (i.e. where
+ * the typed array's `byteOffset` is not `0` and where its `byteLength` does not
+ * match its `array.buffer.byteLength`) are copied into new `ArrayBuffers`.
+ *
+ * Any internal buffers that are **not** a slice of a larger `ArrayBuffer` will
+ * not be copied.
+ */
+export function hardClone<T extends arrow.DataType>(
+  input: arrow.Data<T>,
+): arrow.Data<T>;
+export function hardClone<T extends arrow.DataType>(
+  input: arrow.Vector<T>,
+): arrow.Vector<T>;
+
+export function hardClone<T extends arrow.DataType>(
+  data: arrow.Data<T> | arrow.Vector<T>,
+): arrow.Data<T> | arrow.Vector<T> {
+  // Check if `data` is an arrow.Vector
+  if ("data" in data) {
+    return new arrow.Vector(data.data.map((data) => hardClone(data)));
+  }
+
+  // Clone each of the children, recursively
+  const clonedChildren: arrow.Data[] = [];
+  for (const childData of data.children) {
+    clonedChildren.push(hardClone(childData));
+  }
+
+  // Clone the dictionary if there is one
+  let clonedDictionary: arrow.Vector | undefined = undefined;
+  if (data.dictionary !== undefined) {
+    clonedDictionary = hardClone(data.dictionary);
+  }
+
+  // Buffers can have up to four entries. Each of these can be `undefined` for
+  // one or more array types.
+  //
+  // - OFFSET: value offsets for variable size list types
+  // - DATA: the underlying data
+  // - VALIDITY: the null buffer. This may be empty or undefined if all elements
+  //   are non-null/valid.
+  // - TYPE: type ids for a union type.
+  const clonedBuffers: Buffers<T> = {
+    [arrow.BufferType.OFFSET]: cloneBuffer(
+      data.buffers[arrow.BufferType.OFFSET],
+    ),
+    [arrow.BufferType.DATA]: cloneBuffer(data.buffers[arrow.BufferType.DATA]),
+    [arrow.BufferType.VALIDITY]: cloneBuffer(
+      data.buffers[arrow.BufferType.VALIDITY],
+    ),
+    [arrow.BufferType.TYPE]: cloneBuffer(data.buffers[arrow.BufferType.TYPE]),
+  };
+
+  // Note: the data.offset is passed on so that a sliced Data instance will not
+  // be "un-sliced". However keep in mind that this means we're cloning the
+  // _original backing buffer_, not only the portion of the Data that was
+  // sliced.
+  return new arrow.Data(
+    data.type,
+    data.offset,
+    data.length,
+    // @ts-expect-error _nullCount is protected. We're using it here to mimic
+    // `Data.clone`
+    data._nullCount,
+    clonedBuffers,
+    clonedChildren,
+    clonedDictionary,
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test whether an arrow.Data instance is a slice of a larger `ArrayBuffer`.
+ */
+export function isShared<T extends arrow.DataType>(
+  data: arrow.Data<T> | arrow.Vector<T>,
+): boolean {
+  // Loop over arrow.Vector
+  if ("data" in data) {
+    return data.data.some((data) => isShared(data));
+  }
+
+  // Check child data
+  for (const childData of data.children) {
+    if (isShared(childData)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Check dictionary
+  if (data.dictionary !== undefined) {
+    if (isShared(data.dictionary)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const bufferTypes = [
+    arrow.BufferType.OFFSET,
+    arrow.BufferType.DATA,
+    arrow.BufferType.VALIDITY,
+    arrow.BufferType.TYPE,
+  ];
+  for (const bufferType of bufferTypes) {
+    if (
+      data.buffers[bufferType] !== undefined &&
+      isTypedArraySliced(data.buffers[bufferType])
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the current typed array is a partial slice on a larger
+ * ArrayBuffer
+ */
+function isTypedArraySliced(arr: TypedArray): boolean {
+  return !(arr.byteOffset === 0 && arr.byteLength === arr.buffer.byteLength);
+}
+
+/**
+ * If a slice of a larger ArrayBuffer, clone to a fresh `ArrayBuffer`.
+ */
+function cloneBuffer<A extends TypedArray | undefined>(arr: A): A {
+  // Not all buffer types are defined for every type of Arrow array. E.g.
+  // `arrow.BufferType.TYPE` is only defined for the Union type.
+  if (arr === undefined) {
+    return arr;
+  }
+
+  // The current array is not a part of a larger ArrayBuffer
+  if (!isTypedArraySliced(arr)) {
+    return arr;
+  }
+
+  // Note: TypedArray.slice() **copies** into a new ArrayBuffer
+
+  // @ts-expect-error 'Uint8Array' is assignable to the constraint of type 'A',
+  // but 'A' could be instantiated with a different subtype of constraint
+  // 'TypedArray'
+  // We know from arr.slice that it will always return the same
+  return arr.slice();
+}
diff --git a/src/worker/index.ts b/src/worker/index.ts
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