**Exhibit 12**

 

**Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C.**

**Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

 
| ** **                                                                                   | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                   | ** ** | **2010**                                  | ** ** | **2009** | ** ** | **2008** | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                   | ** ** | **(thousands, except ratios)**  | ** ** |
| Interest costs                                                                               |       | $                                         | 21,005     |   | $ | 22,520 |   | $ | 34,313 |   | $ | 96,802 |   | $ | 112,404 |   |
| Capitalized interest                                                                         |       | —                                    |       | — |   | 122 |   | 1,745 |   | 510 |   |
| Interest factor related to noncapitalized   leases                                      |       | 5,664                                     |       | 5,727 |   | 1,785 |   | 3,853 |   | 3,164 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                          | ** ** | **$**                                     | **26,669** | ** ** | **$** | **28,247** | ** ** | **$** | **36,220** | ** ** | **$** | **102,400** | ** ** | **$** | **116,078** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                   | ** ** | ** **                                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |   |   |   |
| Income (loss) before income taxes and   cumulative effect of accounting changes    |       | $                                         | (5,801     | ) | $ | (18,397 | ) | $ | (287,508 | ) | $ | 135,685 |   | $ | 75,202 |   |
| Undistributed (earnings) losses of less than   50%-owned entities, net of distributions |       | (1,889                                    | )          | (36,690 | ) | 219,402 |   | — |   | — |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                          |       | 26,669                                    |       | 28,247 |   | 36,220 |   | 102,400 |   | 116,078 |   |
| Total earnings (losses) before fixed charges                                                 | ** ** | **$**                                     | **18,979** | ** ** | **$** | **(26,840** | **)** | **$** | **(31,886** | **)** | **$** | **238,085** | ** ** | **$** | **191,280** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                   | ** ** | ** **                                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |   |   |   |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                           |       | 0.71                                      |       | (0.95 | ) | (0.88 | ) | 2.33 |   | 1.65 |   |
|                                                                                         |       |                                      |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Excess of fixed charges   over earnings before fixed charges                                 |       | $                                         | 7,690      |   | $ | 55,087 |   | $ | 68,106 |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   |

 

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