Warranty

Bearpaw Bows Warranty

Every single Bearpaw Bow is carefully handmade by skilled, custom quality craftsmen. The bowyers pour their experience, skills, and passion into building our beautiful traditional bows. We are 100% confident in the quality of materials, craftsmanship, and performance of our products. For this reason, we have redefined the "lifetime” of all Bearpaw Bows and have implemented a guarantee that is fitting and meet our high standards. Here is how the legendary 30-year Bearpaw Bows Warranty came to be. No matter how careful you are with the selection of your materials and the actual construction of traditional bows, we have to accept that when you’re working with natural materials and when there are so many complex steps in the manufacturing process, sometimes a bow can have problems.

We, as exclusive Manufacturer and Distributer of Bearpaw Bows, guarantee a frictionless warranty process with our network of dealers. The warranty covers all Bearpaw Bows manufactured after 01.01.2024 and includes a 30-year guarantee under the following conditions: 

Warranty coverage:

  • Broken limbs
  • Delamination of limbs
  • Cracks in limbs and limb laminations
  • Broken risers
  • Cracks in risers
  • Broken bow tips or bow tip overlays

Warranty exclusions:

  • Twisting of the limbs after 6 months of use
  • Repair of obvious signs of use and wear
  • Optical limitations in the clarity of the glass

Immediate negation of warranty:

  • Any drilling or grinding done to the bow which was not performed by Bearpaw Bows
  • Any grossly negligent or willful destruction or damage caused to the bow

Warranty service:

  • Repairs of damaged Bows
  • Exchange of the damaged bow for either an identical model or an equivalent model. (If the same bow model is no longer built).

Warranty processing:

If you bought your bow at an authorized Bearpaw Bow dealer, please contact them via e-mail or phone. If you have bought your bow directly from us, you can contact us directly. To do so, please fill out the returns form as a first step. Our Team verifies your request and makes sure to find the best solution for you. As soon as you hear back from us, you can send us the damaged bow free of charge. To accelerate the process, please send in the receipt or purchase confirmation as well.  

We then will evaluate the damage. If a repair is possible, we will completely restore it to its original state and make sure it will be sent to you in perfect condition – cost free. In cases where repairs are not logical, we will replace your damaged Bow with an identical or equivalent model (If the same bow model is no longer built). The replacement is also free of charge – we will cover all costs. After repairs or replacement we will then send your Bow back to you with free shipping. 

We try our best to offer you an outstanding service experience – starting from the warranty process to the shipping of your serviced or replaced bow. 

Bodnik Bows Warranty

Every single Bodnik Bow is carefully handmade by skilled, custom quality craftsmen. The bowyers pour their experience, skills, and passion into building our beautiful traditional bows.

We are 100% confident in the quality of materials, craftsmanship, and performance of our products. For this reason, we have redefined the "lifetime” of all Bodnik Bows and have implemented a guarantee that is fitting and meet our high standards. Here is how the legendary 30-year Bodnik Bows Warranty came to be.

No matter how careful you are with the selection of your materials and the actual construction of traditional bows, we have to accept that when you’re working with natural materials and when there are so many complex steps in the manufacturing process, sometimes a bow can have problems.

With this iron clad guarantee, Bodnik Bows is setting a new standard worldwide. The Bodnik Bows 30-Year Warranty is the only one of its kind in the world and has made Bodnik Bows famous for this generous offering!

Everyone hopes that they never have to take advantage of it – But the importance of a 30-Year warranty becomes evident if you ever need to!

Henry Bodnik and Bodnik Bows are known for the frictionless process of the Bodnik Bows Warranty for over 10 years now. 

All Bodnik Bows manufactured from 01.06.2012 and on are guaranteed for 30-years under the following conditions.

PROS OF THE BODNIK BOWS GUARANTEE:

  1. Bodnik Bows Warranty is not affected by arrow-weight
  2. Bodnik Bows Warranty does not negate with reselling
  3. Bodnik Bows Warranty is viable for 30 years
  4. Henry Bodnik and the bowyers of Bodnik Bows personally vouch for our guarantee

THE WARRANTY COVERS:

  1. Broken limbs
  2. Delamination of limbs
  3. Cracks in limbs and limb laminations
  4. Broken risers
  5. Cracks in risers
  6. Broken bow tips or bow tip overlays

 WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS:

  1. Twisting of the limbs after 6 months of use
  2. Repair of obvious signs of use and wear
  3. Optical limitations in the clarity of the glass

IMMEDIATE NEGATING OF THE WARRANTY:

  1. Any drilling or grinding done to the bow which was not performed by Bodnik Bows
  2. Any grossly negligent or willful destruction or damage caused to the bow

WARRANTY SERVICE:

  1. Bodnik Bows may elect to make repairs to your bow
  2. Bodnik Bows may decide to exchange the damaged bow for either an identical model or an equivalent model. (If the same bow model is no longer built). 

FIRST STEPS FOR WARRANTY PROCESSING:

If you bought your bow at a Bodnik Bow dealer, please contact them directly by e-mail or phone.

If you have bought your bow from us, or if you are unsatisfied with the service of one of our dealers, you can contact us directly. To do so, please fill out the returns form as a first step. Additionally, you can mail all necessary images to review your claim to the following address:

E-Mail: service@bodnikbows.com

HOW TO FURTHER PROCESS YOUR BODNIK BOWS 30 YEAR WARRANTY:

Our Customers send all necessary images and claims to our service address to review the claim. We then review all claims and try to decide which warranty process seem adequate. If the decision is too complex to handle through this process and further inspection is required, we will offer to send in the product in question to one of our dealers or directly to Bodnik Bows. 

Bodnik Bows will then repair or replace the damaged Bow for either an identical model or an equivalent bow model.

Required Images:

  1. Image: Close-Up of claimed damage
  2. Image: Bow as a whole, with damage
  3. Image: Serial-Number incl. on Riser

Shipping Process:

  1. Shipping of damaged products to dealers or Bodnik Bows are paid by customers.
  2. Shipping of damaged products from the dealer to Bodnik Bows are paid by the dealer.
  3. Shipping of repaired or replaced products to the dealer or customer are paid by Bodnik Bows.  

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WARRANTY PROCESSING?

To offer our 30 year guarantee program, we rely on our local dealers. Should you experience any inconvenience, delays or problems revolving the warranty process, or you are unsatisfied with one of our dealers, please let us know. You can contact us with all of your issues at the following address: service@bodnikbows.com

Bodnik Bows 01.06.2024

BLS Guarantee

BLS Complete Bow

Years of know-how meets innovation: In cooperation with Bodnik Bows, BEARPAW PRODUCTS was able to realize the BEARPAW LIMB SYSTEM - an idea that has set the goal of providing only the best products for archery. The Bodnik Bows brand has established itself as a global player in recent years. The relationship between Bodnik Bows and the avant-garde and innovation-oriented minds at BEARPAW PRODUCTS today, enables a Take-Down system that combines the highest quality and traditional craftsmanship. The experienced bow makers at Bodnik Bows guarantee their own highest quality standards with each limb and provide their expertise with every movement. Meanwhile, BEARPAW PRODUCTS provides the MOHAWK risers and is so convinced of the quality that a 30-year guarantee is warranted here as well. You can assemble a BEARPAW riser with your desired Bodnik Bows limbs, as you wish. For BEARPAW PRODUCTS, archery means variety and different demands. The purpose of the BLS is to honor diversity and unite individual demands and ideas.

Guarantee:

  • BEARPAW PRODUCTS grants a 30-year guarantee for all risers of a complete bow of the BLS. Signs of wear and tear, damage caused by gross negligence or willful behavior are excluded from the guarantee.
  • Bodnik Bows gives a 30-year guarantee for all limbs of the BLS. This applies to breaks, cracks, and delamination. Signs of wear and tear, damage caused by grossly negligent or intentional behavior or twisted limbs are excluded from the guarantee.
  • The guarantee is provided through replacement or repair.
  • The statutory warranty rights remain unaffected by this guarantee and apply regardless of it.

 

BLS Risers

The Mohawk risers of the BEARPAW LIMB SYSTEM come from BEARPAW PRODUCTS. Thanks to the expertise and know-how of our partner Bodnik Bows, they meet the conventional, highest quality standards. We at BEARPAW are aware of this quality and are 100% convinced of it. For this reason, BEARPAW PRODUCTS gives a 30-year guarantee on all our Mohawk risers of the BLS.

Guarantee:

  • Signs of wear and tear, damage caused by grossly negligent or willful behavior are excluded from the guarantee.
  • The guarantee is provided by replacing or repairing the riser. The statutory warranty rights remain unaffected by this guarantee and apply regardless of it.

 

BLS Limbs

Every single limb of the BLS is built by hand in the Bodnik Bows production. The famous 30-year Bodnik Bows guarantee proves that Bodnik Bows stand for the quality of every single one of their handcrafted limbs with their commitment. The quality and performance of the Bodnik Bows has been 100% convincing for years. For this reason, Bodnik Bows offers a 30-year guarantee.

Guarantee:

  • Bodnik Bows grants a 30-year guarantee against breaks, cracks, and delamination for all Bodnik Bows limbs.
  • Signs of wear, damage due to grossly negligent or willful behavior or twisted limbs are excluded from the guarantee.
  • The guarantee is provided by replacing or repairing the limbs. The statutory warranty rights remain unaffected by this guarantee and apply regardless of it

 

Penthalon Guarantee

All Penthalon bows are insured against breakage and delamination for 2 years under the guarantee. Twisted limbs must be reported to BEARPAW PRODUCTS within 2 weeks of purchasing the bow using the returns form or by telephone. Retailers are obliged to check the delivery immediately upon receipt in order to report any defects within the specified deadlines. Complaints will only be accepted within these guarantee periods.