**Exhibit12**

 

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

**Ratio ofEarnings to Fixed Charges**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | **Boise**                        | ** ** | **Predecessor**                     | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | **Three Months Ended  March 31** | ** ** | **Year  Ended  December 31,  2005** | ** ** | **October 29  (inception)  through  December 31,  2004** | ** ** | **January 1  Through  October 28,  2004** | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31** | ** ** |
| **2006**                                                                                    | ** ** | **2005**                         | **2003**   | ** **                          | **2002**   |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | **(thousands, except ratios)**   | ** ** |
|                                                                                        |       |                             |       |                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest costs                                                                              |       | $                                | 30,176     |                                | $          | 32,079 |   | $ | 166,344 |   | $ | 22,182 |   | $ | 75,219 |   | $ | 95,320 |   | $ | 96,853 |   |
| Interest factor  related to noncapitalized leases (a)                             |       | 758                              |       | 654                                 |       | 2,338 |   | 499 |   | 2,438 |   | 2,445 |   | 2,415 |   |
| Total fixed  charges                                                                        | ** ** | **$**                            | **30,934** | ** **                          | **$**      | **32,733** | ** ** | **$** | **168,682** | ** ** | **$** | **22,681** | ** ** | **$** | **77,657** | ** ** | **$** | **97,765** | ** ** | **$** | **99,268** | ** ** |
|                                                                                        |       |                             |       |                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss)  before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes         |       | $                                | 1,277      |                                | $          | 65,378 |   | $ | 119,278 |   | $ | 25,031 |   | $ | 116,817 |   | $ | (79,691 | ) | $ | (106,154 | ) |
| Undistributed (earnings)  losses of less than 50% owned entities, net of distributions |       | —                           |       | —                              |       | — |   | — |   | (6,308 | ) | (8,716 | ) | 1,454 |   |
| Total fixed  charges                                                                        |       | 30,934                           |       | 32,733                              |       | 168,682 |   | 22,681 |   | 77,657 |   | 97,765 |   | 99,268 |   |
| Total earnings  (losses) before fixed charges                                               | ** ** | **$**                            | **32,211** | ** **                          | **$**      | **98,111** | ** ** | **$** | **287,960** | ** ** | **$** | **47,712** | ** ** | **$** | **188,166** | ** ** | **$** | **9,358** | ** ** | **$** | **(5,432** | **)** |
|                                                                                        |       |                             |       |                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of  earnings to fixed charges                                                         |       | 1.04                             |       | 3.00                                |       | 1.71 |   | 2.10 |   | 2.42 |   | — |   | — |   |
|                                                                                        |       |                             |       |                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Excess of fixed  charges over earnings before fixed charges                                 |       | —                           |       | —                              |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | $ | 88,407 |   | $ | 104,700 |   |

 

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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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