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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C.:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 31, 2005, included herein and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Boise, Idaho
March 31, 2005

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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of OfficeMax Incorporated:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 29, 2005, included herein and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

Our report with respect to the financial statements of Boise Forest Products
Operations contains an explanatory paragraph that describes the adoption in 2003
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations"; and
SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation--Transition and
Disclosure".


/s/ KPMG LLP

Boise, Idaho
March 31, 2005