**Exhibit 12**

 

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

**Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

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| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **Boise**                          | ** **  | **Predecessor**                                         | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **Year  Ended  December 31,** | ** **  | **October 29  (inception)  through  December 31,** | ** ** | **January 1  through  October 28,** | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **2005**                           | ** **  | **2004**                                                | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** | **2001** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **(thousands, except ratios)**     | ** **  |
|                                                                                   |       |                               |        |                                                    |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest costs                                                                         |       | $                                  | 166,344     |                                                    | $          | 22,182 |   | $ | 75,219 |   | $ | 95,320 |   | $ | 96,853 |   | $ | 94,856 |   |
| Interest factor related to noncapitalized  leases (a)                             |       | 2,338                              |        | 499                                                     |       | 2,438 |   | 2,445 |   | 2,415 |   | 2,458 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                    | ** ** | **$**                              | **168,682** | ** **                                              | **$**      | **22,681** | ** ** | **$** | **77,657** | ** ** | **$** | **97,765** | ** ** | **$** | **99,268** | ** ** | **$** | **97,314** | ** ** |
|                                                                                   |       |                               |        |                                                    |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss) before income taxes and  cumulative effect of accounting changes         |       | $                                  | 119,278     |                                                    | $          | 25,031 |   | $ | 116,817 |   | $ | (79,691 | ) | $ | (106,154 | ) | $ | (136,568 | ) |
| Undistributed (earnings) losses of less  than 50% owned entities, net of distributions |       | —                             |        | —                                                  |       | (6,308 | ) | (8,716 | ) | 1,454 |   | 2,806 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                    |       | 168,682                            |        | 22,681                                                  |       | 77,657 |   | 97,765 |   | 99,268 |   | 97,314 |   |
| Total earnings (losses) before fixed  charges                                          | ** ** | **$**                              | **287,960** | ** **                                              | **$**      | **47,712** | ** ** | **$** | **188,166** | ** ** | **$** | **9,358** | ** ** | **$** | **(5,432** | **)** | **$** | **(36,448** | **)** |
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                     |       | 1.71                               |        | 2.10                                                    |       | 2.42 |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
|                                                                                   |       |                               |        |                                                    |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Excess of fixed charges over earnings  before fixed charges                            |       | —                             |        | —                                                  |       | — |   | 88,407 |   | 104,700 |   | 133,762 |   |

 

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(a)   Interest expense for operating leases withterms of one year or longer is based on an imputed interest rate for eachlease.

 

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