diff --git a/catear_headband.scad b/catear_headband.scad
index 093b749..a2fe08e 100644
--- a/catear_headband.scad
+++ b/catear_headband.scad
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include <globals.scad>;
 
 use <headband.scad>;
+use <chamfer.scad>;
 
 module catear(height, thickness, fractal=0, side_len=30, bend_factor=0.5, stretch_factor=1.2, debug=false, chamfer=CHAMFER, chamfer_shape=CHAMFER_SHAPE) {
   $A=[0, side_len/2];
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ module catear(height, thickness, fractal=0, side_len=30, bend_factor=0.5, stretc
   }
 }
 
-module catear_headband(debug=DEBUG, size=SIZE, height=HEIGHT, thickness=THICKNESS, part=PART, stretch_len=STRETCH_LEN, tip_len=TIP_LEN, tip_bend=TIP_BEND, ear_scale=1.5, ear_bend_factor=0.15, ear_stretch_factor=1.2, ear_angle=42, chamfer=CHAMFER, chamfer_shape=CHAMFER_SHAPE) {
+module catear_headband(debug=DEBUG, size=SIZE, height=HEIGHT, thickness=THICKNESS, part=PART, stretch_len=STRETCH_LEN, tip_len=TIP_LEN, tip_bend=TIP_BEND, ear_scale=1.5, ear_bend_factor=0.15, ear_stretch_factor=1.2, ear_angle=42, chamfer=CHAMFER, chamfer_shape=CHAMFER_SHAPE, with_rake=true) {
 
   $a=size/2*ear_scale;
   $delta=2*(acos($a/(size*2))-90);
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ module catear_headband(debug=DEBUG, size=SIZE, height=HEIGHT, thickness=THICKNES
       part=part,
       stretch_len=stretch_len,
       tip_len=tip_len,
-      tip_bend=tip_bend
+      tip_bend=tip_bend,
+      with_rake=with_rake
     );
   };
 }
diff --git a/catear_pedestal.scad b/catear_pedestal.scad
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad0bf7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catear_pedestal.scad
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+include <globals.scad>
+
+use <catear_headband.scad>
+
+SCALE_FACTOR=SIZE/9;
+
+echo("scale factor: ", SCALE_FACTOR);
+echo("bottom diameter: ", SIZE/SCALE_FACTOR);
+
+
+difference() {
+  union()
+    for (i=[-1,1])
+      translate([i*2, 0, 0])
+        rotate(i*90, [0, 1, 0])
+          scale(1/SCALE_FACTOR)
+            union() {
+              translate([0, 0, SIZE+20+60])
+                rotate(90, [0, 1, 0])
+                  scale(1.6)
+                    catear_headband(thickness=5, with_rake=false);
+              translate([0, 0, 20])
+                cylinder(h=10, r=SIZE, $fn=360);
+              cylinder(h=20, d=SIZE, $fn=360);
+            }
+  translate([0, 0, -SIZE*(1/SCALE_FACTOR)*5])
+    cube(SIZE*10*(1/SCALE_FACTOR), center=true);
+}
+
+/*
+scale(1/SCALE_FACTOR) {
+translate([0, 0, 30])
+scale([1, 1, -1])
+difference() {
+  union() {
+    translate([0, 0, 20])
+      cylinder(h=10, r=SIZE, $fn=360);
+    cylinder(h=20, d=SIZE, $fn=360);
+  }
+  translate([0, 0, SIZE+20+60])
+    rotate(90, [0, 1, 0])
+      scale(1.6)
+        catear_headband(thickness=5, with_rake=false);
+}
+scale(1.6)
+  translate([0, 0, HEIGHT/2])
+    catear_headband(thickness=5, with_rake=false);
+}
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/headband.scad b/headband.scad
index 6d3302d..07e02b2 100644
--- a/headband.scad
+++ b/headband.scad
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-include <chamfer.scad>
 include <globals.scad>
+use <chamfer.scad>
 
 module partial_ring(part, radius, thickness, height) {
   rotate(180-180*part, [0, 0, 1])
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module partial_ring(part, radius, thickness, height) {
         square([thickness, height], center=true);
 }
 
-module headband(debug=DEBUG, size=SIZE, height=HEIGHT, thickness=THICKNESS, part=PART, stretch_len=STRETCH_LEN, tip_len=TIP_LEN, tip_bend=TIP_BEND, rake_depth=RAKE_DEPTH, rake_width=RAKE_WIDTH, rake_stretch=RAKE_STRETCH, rake_chamfer=RAKE_CHAMFER, chamfer=CHAMFER, chamfer_shape=CHAMFER_SHAPE) {
+module headband(debug=DEBUG, size=SIZE, height=HEIGHT, thickness=THICKNESS, part=PART, stretch_len=STRETCH_LEN, tip_len=TIP_LEN, tip_bend=TIP_BEND, rake_depth=RAKE_DEPTH, rake_width=RAKE_WIDTH, rake_stretch=RAKE_STRETCH, rake_chamfer=RAKE_CHAMFER, chamfer=CHAMFER, chamfer_shape=CHAMFER_SHAPE, with_rake=true) {
   union() {
     chamfer(size=chamfer, child_h=height, child_bot=-height/2, shape=chamfer_shape) union() {
       color("purple")
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module headband(debug=DEBUG, size=SIZE, height=HEIGHT, thickness=THICKNESS, part
                   );
         }
     }
-    for (i=[-size/2:size/2]) {
+    if (with_rake) for (i=[-size/2:size/2]) {
       rotate(i*2-rake_width/2, [0, 0, 1])
         intersection() {
           scale([1, 1, rake_stretch/(rake_depth/height)])