PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 8 Dated: Dec. 6, 2001 (To Prospectus Dated February 25, 1998, and Prospectus Supplement dated May 12, 1998)		[For SEC Filing    Purposes Only:   Rule 424(b)(2)    File No. 333-41033]
$489,400,000 BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due 9 Months or More from Date of Issue
Date of Issue:        December 11, 2001         Stated Maturity:      January 15, 2004            Form of Note:              X      Global                      Definitive            Fixed Rate Note    X      Floating Rate Note:      _____ Commercial Paper Rate Note      _____ Federal Funds Effective Rate Note      _____ Other      Spread: +/- _____+200 basis points______      Spread Multiplier: ____________________%      Index Maturity: _________3 month*______	Principal Amount:            $25,000,000                    Issue Price (As a Percentage of Principal Amount):                  100%                      Interest Rate/Initial Interest Rate:        4.0225%       Redemption Provisions:                 N/A                  CUSIP No.:                    09738HCE0                   ___X__ LIBOR Note           __X__ LIBOR Telerate           _____ LIBOR Reuters _____ Treasury Rate Note Maximum Interest Rate: _______% Minimum Interest Rate:  _______%
Interest Reset Period: ____________________________Quarterly________________________________                                                  (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually)
Interest Payment Dates: 1/15, 4/15, 7/15, 10/15 Interest Reset Dates:  __________________ Calculation Agent: _____________________	Regular Record Dates: 1/1, 4/1, 7/1, 10/1              Interest Determination Dates: _________________ Calculation Dates: __________________________
Additional Terms: *Initial interest rate to be set on 12/7/01 versus 1 month LIBOR. The agent is JPMorgan.
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.        SALOMON SMITH BARNEY