**Exhibit 12**

 

**Boise CascadeHoldings, L.L.C.**

**Ratio ofEarnings to Fixed Charges**

 
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | **Year  Ended December 31** | ** **  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|-------------|
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | **2009**                         | ** **  | **2008** | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | **(thousands,  except ratios)**  | ** **  |
| Interest  costs                                                                             |       | $                                | 22,520      |   | $ | 34,313 |   | $ | 96,802 |   | $ | 112,404 |   | $ | 166,344 |   |
| Capitalized  interest                                                                       |       | —                           |        | 122 |   | 1,745 |   | 510 |   | — |   |
| Interest  factor related to noncapitalized leases                                           |       | 5,727                            |        | 1,785 |   | 3,853 |   | 3,164 |   | 2,338 |   |
| Total  fixed charges                                                                        | ** ** | **$**                            | **28,247**  | ** ** | **$** | **36,220** | ** ** | **$** | **102,400** | ** ** | **$** | **116,078** | ** ** | **$** | **168,682** | ** ** |
|                                                                                        |       |                             |        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income  (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes         |       | $                                | (18,397     | ) | $ | (287,508 | ) | $ | 135,685 |   | $ | 75,202 |   | $ | 119,278 |   |
| Undistributed  (earnings) losses of less than 50%-owned entities, net of distributions |       | (36,690                          | )           | 219,402 |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
| Total  fixed charges                                                                        |       | 28,247                           |        | 36,220 |   | 102,400 |   | 116,078 |   | 168,682 |   |
| Total  earnings (losses) before fixed charges                                               | ** ** | **$**                            | **(26,840** | **)** | **$** | **(31,886** | **)** | **$** | **238,085** | ** ** | **$** | **191,280** | ** ** | **$** | **287,960** | ** ** |
|                                                                                        |       |                             |        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio  of earnings to fixed charges                                                         |       | (0.95                            | )           | (0.88 | ) | 2.33 |   | 1.65 |   | 1.71 |   |
|                                                                                        |       |                             |        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Excess of fixed charges over earnings before fixed  charges                                 |       | $                                | 55,087      |   | $ | 68,106 |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   |

 

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