**Exhibit 12**

**BoiseCascade Holdings, L.L.C.****Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **Boise**                                    | ** ** | **Predecessor**                    | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **Six Months Ended  June 30** | ** ** | **Year  Ended  December 31,** | ** ** | **October 29  (inception)  through  December 31,** | ** ** | **January 1  through  October 28,** | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **2006**                                     | ** ** | **2005**                           | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **(thousands, except ratios)**     | ** ** |
|                                                                                   |       |                                         |       |                               |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest costs                                                                         |       | $                                            | 58,786     |                               | $          | 106,444 |   | $ | 166,344 |   | $ | 22,182 |   | $ | 75,219 |   | $ | 95,320 |   | $ | 96,853 |   |
| Interest factor related  to noncapitalized leases (a)                                  |       | 1,976                                        |       | 1,308                              |       | 2,338 |   | 499 |   | 2,438 |   | 2,445 |   | 2,415 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                    | ** ** | **$**                                        | **60,762** | ** **                         | **$**      | **107,752** | ** ** | **$** | **168,682** | ** ** | **$** | **22,681** | ** ** | **$** | **77,657** | ** ** | **$** | **97,765** | ** ** | **$** | **99,268** | ** ** |
|                                                                                   |       |                                         |       |                               |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss) before  income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes         |       | $                                            | 35,013     |                               | $          | 63,252 |   | $ | 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                                                                    |       | 60,762                                       |       | 107,752                            |       | 168,682 |   | 22,681 |   | 77,657 |   | 97,765 |   | 99,268 |   |
| Total earnings (losses)  before fixed charges                                          | ** ** | **$**                                        | **95,775** | ** **                         | **$**      | **171,004** | ** ** | **$** | **287,960** | ** ** | **$** | **47,712** | ** ** | **$** | **188,166** | ** ** | **$** | **9,358** | ** ** | **$** | **(5,432** | **)** |
|                                                                                   |       |                                         |       |                               |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of earnings to  fixed charges                                                    |       | 1.58                                         |       | 1.59                               |       | 1.71 |   | 2.10 |   | 2.42 |   | — |   | — |   |
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| Excess of fixed charges over earnings before fixed charges                             |       | —                                       |       | —                             |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | $ | 88,407 |   | $ | 104,700 |   |

 

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(a)                                  Interestexpense for operating leases with terms of one year or longer is based on animputed interest rate for each lease.

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