The target is not home made. It is a Block 36 inch target. After the center was pretty well shot I cut the bands and put it back together by swapping the outside and inside halves. Once the new bands were drawn tight it distorted a bit, and that was 1.5 years ago. The center is really shot up now and I avoid shooting it there. Pretty soon I will have to get a new target. My wife wants one that is HGTV decorator approved; any suggestions? I asked her what colors I should make my latest arrows and she said "something that matches the family room" so I did.