EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED EWP BRIDGE LOAN AGREEMENT

                               EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                            EWP BRIDGE LOAN AGREEMENT

     This   EIGHTH   AMENDMENT   TO   AMENDED   AND   RESTATED   LOAN   AGREEMENT   (this

"Amendment")   is made and entered into as of November 15, 2003 between   KEYSTONE

CONSOLIDATED   INDUSTRIES,   INC., a Delaware   corporation   ("Keystone"),   and the

lenders listed in Annex I hereto (individually a "Lender" and collectively,   the

"Lenders").

                                     Recitals

     A.   Keystone and the Lenders   have   entered   into that certain   Amended and

Restated EWP Bridge Loan   Agreement   dated as of November 1, 2001, as amended by

the First   Amendment to Amended and Restated EWP Bridge Loan Agreement   dated as

of March 18, 2002   between   Keystone and the   Lenders,   the Second   Amendment to

Amended and   Restated   EWP Bridge Loan   Agreement   dated as of December 31, 2002

between   Keystone and the Lenders,   the Third   Amendment to Amended and Restated

EWP Bridge Loan   Agreement   dated as of June 30, 2003   between   Keystone and the

Lenders,   the Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated EWP Bridge Loan Agreement

dated as of July 31, 2003 between Keystone and the Lenders,   the Fifth Amendment

to Amended and   Restated EWP Bridge Loan   Agreement   dated as of August 27, 2003

between   Keystone and the Lenders,   the Sixth   Amendment to Amended and Restated

EWP Bridge Loan Agreement   dated as of September 30, 2003 and as further amended

by the Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated EWP Bridge Loan Agreement dated

as of October 31, 2003 between Keystone and the Lenders (collectively, the "Loan

Agreement").

     B.   Keystone and the Lenders   wish to amend the Loan   Agreement as provided

herein.

     C. Capitalized   terms used but not otherwise   defined herein shall have the

same meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

                                    Agreement

     In   consideration   of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements

herein, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows.

     Section 1. Amendment to Loan   Agreement.   Section 3.3 of the Loan Agreement

shall be amended by deleting   such section in its entirety and replacing it with

the following:

          3.3.   Maturi