**Exhibit 12**

 

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

**Ratio ofEarnings to Fixed Charges**

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| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **BC Holdings**                      | ** **  | **Predecessor**       | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | ** **                                | ** **  | ** **            | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **October 29  (inception)  through** | ** ** | **January 1  through** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31** | ** **  | **December 31,** | ** ** | **October 28,** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **2008**                                  | ** **  | **2007**              | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                             |       | **(thousands,  except ratios)**           |        |
|                                                                                   |       |                                      |        |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest costs                                                                         |       | $                                         | 34,313      |                  | $          | 96,802 |   | $ | 112,404 |   | $ | 166,344 |   | $ | 22,182 |   | $ | 75,219 |   |
| Capitalized  interest                                                                  |       | 122                                       |        | 1,745                 |       | 510 |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
| Interest factor  related to noncapitalized leases (a)                             |       | 1,785                                     |        | 3,853                 |       | 3,164 |   | 2,338 |   | 499 |   | 2,438 |   |
| Total fixed  charges                                                                   | ** ** | **$**                                     | **36,220**  | ** **            | **$**      | **102,400** | ** ** | **$** | **116,078** | ** ** | **$** | **168,682** | ** ** | **$** | **22,681** | ** ** | **$** | **77,657** | ** ** |
|                                                                                   |       |                                      |        |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss)  before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes         |       | $                                         | (287,508    | )                     | $          | 135,685 |   | $ | 75,202 |   | $ | 119,278 |   | $ | 25,031 |   | $ | 116,817 |   |
| Undistributed  (earnings) losses of less than 50%-owned entities, net of distributions |       | 219,402                                   |        | —                |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | (6,308 | ) |
| Total fixed  charges                                                                   |       | 36,220                                    |        | 102,400               |       | 116,078 |   | 168,682 |   | 22,681 |   | 77,657 |   |
| Total earnings  (losses) before fixed charges                                          | ** ** | **$**                                     | **(31,886** | **)**                 | **$**      | **238,085** | ** ** | **$** | **191,280** | ** ** | **$** | **287,960** | ** ** | **$** | **47,712** | ** ** | **$** | **188,166** | ** ** |
|                                                                                   |       |                                      |        |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of  earnings to fixed charges                                                    | ** ** | (0.88                                     | )           | 2.33                  |       | 1.65 |   | 1.71 |   | 2.10 |   | 2.42 |   |
|                                                                                   |       |                                      |        |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Excess of fixed  charges over earnings before fixed charges                            |       | $                                         | 68,106      |                  | $          | — |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   |

 

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(a)                                  Interest expense for operating leases with terms of one yearor longer is based on an imputed interest rate for each lease.

 

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